bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
powder snow; powdery snow
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
relatively hot; fairly hot
absolute heaven; sheer bliss
whole song; complete music
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
cake or snack served with tea
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
delivery; transfer; hand-over
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake; operating on the same wavelength; reading each other's minds
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)