bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
toilet paper; lavatory paper
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
if you think about it; come to think of it
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
origin; beginning; source
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man