to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
lump together; put all together
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
fibrous; filamentous; fibrillary; fibriform
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
work-in-progress; working state
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
to be out of; to have no more at hand
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
foreign matter; impurities
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
being startled; getting a shock
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful