place for showering next to a tub
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
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
five (long cylindrical things)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
silent; still; quiet; hushed
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
high window; clerestory window
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to shake; to sway; to waver
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
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 say; to speak; to tell; to talk
depending on; dependent on
boy or doll dressed in ancient Chinese clothes; hairstyle inspired by such a doll (esp. for female children) (Edo period)
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
possible; potential; practicable; feasible