Meanings

to be about to go

lintel of the alcove in a tea room or a window in a shoin-style reception room

hold

(doing the) mopping

to cause a stir

tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki

paper lantern that can be hung outside of a house or store

instrument used in tea ceremony

cloth covering

to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)

beginning

bench (i.e. for bathroom)

worry

labor productivity unit

cash only, prices as advertised

expenses being higher than profits

slinging (on cranes, etc.)

drying rice on a rack

precious wentletrap (Epitonium scalare)

thinner futon (in contact with the skin)