bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
slight; insignificant; small
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
strongish; somewhat strong
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
overseas student; exchange student
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
practice; practising; training; study
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
rice cultivation; rice crop
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
that is to say; so that means
bulk buying; buying in quantity; stocking up (on)
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
haori (Japanese formal coat)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
private funds; own funds; private property
hot spring area; hot spring district
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)