solving a riddle; solving a mystery
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
men and women of all ages
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
bathing; going in the bath
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
pair; the two; both persons; both things
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
oil cake (fertilizer made of oily vegetable dregs)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
bringing; taking; carrying
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
even though; despite; when
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die