secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
how; in what way; how about; questionable
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
working in the fields; working on a farm
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to start using; to try out
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
failure; mistake; blunder
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
a second time; again; once more; twice
strength; power; proficiency; ability
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
dancing or jumping for joy
the world in general; society; convention
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
consumption; expenditure; spending
luxury item; luxury goods
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response