hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
like water; like it grows on trees
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
tone (of voice); manner of talking
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
and then; and so; and; so then
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be profitable; to yield a profit
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
succession; continuation; series; sequence
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
same crime; being equally guilty
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to feel oneself indebted to
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
generously; liberally; magnanimously
three; three years of age
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
joints; points (of a speech)