well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
open; spacious; extensive
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
convenience; handiness; usefulness
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
(physical) growth; development
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe