bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
at very frequent intervals; almost every other day; constantly
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
hairdresser; hairdressing
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
interior; inside; internal
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
freckles; buckwheat chaff
had better ...; may as well ...
underwear; shirt (worn as an undergarment)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
black lustre; black luster
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
storefront; front of a store
dressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best clothes
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis
difference; discrepancy; variation
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
had better ...; may as well ...
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
as soon as possible; ASAP
unmarried; not yet married
shop; small store; business; firm
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
parting; separation; farewell
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end