to pay the bill; to settle an account
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
near; nearby; not far off
back street; back alley; off-street
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
children's park; children's playground
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
free (of charge); gratuitous
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on