passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
shopping; purchased goods
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; (lit.) the ground hardens after it rains
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)