bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
electrically heated carpet
to lean against; to set against
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
on hand; readily available
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
place; situation; position; location
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated