bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
offender; criminal; culprit
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
the last moment; the very end
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
look!; there!; here!; that is
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
and then; and so; and; so then
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
it is not (like that) either
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
way of talking; speaking style
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)