splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
a little bit; a little while
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
student (esp. a university student)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thereupon; shortly thereafter
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
the same; the said; likewise