to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
space (room, area, outer space)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
making out and being lovey-dovey
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
duty; function; office; mission; task
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
by your leave; with your permission
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
scrubbing; getting grime off
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to become calm; to die down
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes