to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
utmost limits; extremity; limit
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
switching over to; migration; transition
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
serious; severe; grave; acute
long ago; already; a long time ago
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
still; even now; to this day
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-