(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to wash away; to rinse off
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
operation; functioning; running
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
beyond that point; after that
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
(one) before last; two before; two in front (e.g. rows)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock