bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
onstage appearance of the jōruri musicians and chanters (in kabuki)
to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
esoteric writings; Upanishad (sacred Hindu treatises)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
update (esp. to software)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to spread; to be propagated
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
professor; teaching; instruction
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
library; book series; library (software, modules, images, etc.)
increase in activity; activation
thereupon; shortly thereafter