cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
serious; not joking; straight
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to complain; to make a complaint
while; even though; despite
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
club activities; extracurricular activities
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
club activities; extracurricular activities
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
changing clothes; change of clothes
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to entrust; to leave to a person
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
time; hour; period; class
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be needed; to be wanted
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
fixed date; settlement date