dry riverbed; river beach
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to wash away; to rinse off
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
mature woman; middle-aged woman
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
older sister; lass; young lady
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
of tender years; very young
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
cleavage (between breasts)
to get between; to be caught in
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
news; word; tidings; omen
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand