with a clink (of metal); with a chink
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
one more time; once more; once again
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
androgynous; hermaphroditic
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
cold bath; taking a cold bath
close to the wall; alongside the wall
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
time around sunset; early evening
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
pomade; balm; perfumed oil