to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (of a person); to be dull
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
early on; earlier on; from early
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
only recently; just of late
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
to encamp; to take up positions
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to cover one's private parts
Venus (goddess); Venus (planet)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
temporary; transitory; short-lived
being completely naked; (in) one's birthday suit
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
forgetting; lapse of memory
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)