interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
honorific/polite/humble prefix
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
now; the present time; just now; another; more