stagnation; hindrance; delay
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
death of important person (e.g. prince, princess, cabinet minister)
power map; power structure; power relationships
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
sycophancy; toadying; apple-polishing; sesame seed grinding
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
only; merely; but; no more than
library; book collection; paperback book
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
still better; even better
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
main cause; primary factor
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of); geisha, prostitute, etc. absconding without repaying indenture loans
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
position; job; employment; opening
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
washing potatoes (in a bucket); being very crowded; being packed with people
bathing (of an infant); ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
bathing; going in the bath
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
looking slender in clothing
cold bath; taking a cold bath
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe