bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
sorry; excuse me; thank you
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
business trip; official trip
promotion; raising of status
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
final scene; the end; finale
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
series of battles; successive battles
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
please; somehow or other; one way or another
baseball stadium; ballpark
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time