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cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.)
dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
to be dying
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (of the Sun)
to iron; to do the ironing
Idiomatic expression
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
Food, cooking
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
to be about to get on (a train, bus, etc.); to be about to board
to start (doing); to begin; to set about
to get on top of; to lean over
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to separate (wheat from chaff)
to screen (candidates)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to consult a doctor
to begin to crumble
to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
to ask (someone to do); to invite; to tempt; to entice; to allure
Sumo; Martial arts
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.)
foothold; pedal
Precedes a number of days, months or years, e.g. 足かけ5年
indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
Colloquial; Idiomatic expression
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
to check (in chess)
Idiomatic expression
to threaten (someone's position, etc.); to close in (on someone)
