home area; home town; local
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
when it comes to ...; as for ...
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
long ago; a long time ago; already
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
diligent; hard-working; industrious
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
public bath; communal bath; public bath or hot springs maintained by the local community and free or low fee
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
water outlet; tap; faucet
smallish; on the small side
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
labor; labour; toil; hardship
in the future; another day; later
one by one; one at a time; in turn
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
opinion; intention; thought
hook-shaped; bent at a right angle
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre