to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
emergency light; emergency lamp
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
variation in color (colour); having a different color
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to become red; to redden; to blush
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
to order; to command; to appoint
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
colour; color; hue; tints
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
thin India ink; diluted ink
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
direction of travel; direction of movement
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
realistic; graphic; true to life
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
feel (of a material); texture
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat); mabo tofu