to keep a watchful eye on
covert action; covert operations
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
bathing; going in the bath
hot spring water quality; spring quality; hot spring type
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
ingredient; component; composition
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; putting in storage
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
mental; psychological; physical
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
away from home; while travelling
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base