place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
consequence; outcome; result; blame
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
suffix for familiar person
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind