water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
suddenly; all of a sudden
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
vent; ventilation opening
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to pick up; to find; to gather
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to set a watch; to post guards
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
small change; coins; small sum of money
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
insole; (shoe) insert; intermediate layer; rug; carpet