to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to keep away; to keep at a distance
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
nonetheless; nevertheless
depravity; corruption; degradation
directions; instructions; orders; command
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter