explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
goodness; excellence; virtue
to think too much; to be over-concerned
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
measurement error; calculation error
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
limbs; arms and legs; body
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy