bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
how long; how far; how much
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
day after day; day by day
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
(time of) extreme cold; "major cold" solar term (approx. January 20, roughly the coldest time of the year)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
shoji (paper sliding door)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend