ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
your husband; her husband
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); (arch.) metal sword guard; (arch.) polearm
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
walking practice; getting one's legs into shape; warm-up; preparation
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
two times; twice; two degrees
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
how; in what way; by what means