slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
family structure; family composition; family makeup
finish; finishing; finishing touches
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
clearing one's throat; cough
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
derailment; digression; deviation
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
how; in what way; I wonder
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
interior; inside; internal
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
changing clothes; change of clothes
fifth day of the month; five days
way of speaking; intimation
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
in advance; beforehand; previously
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone