pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
Blood Pond; pool of blood; pond of blood (in hell)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
directions; instructions; orders; command
to toss away; to throw out
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom