to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
changing clothes; change of clothes
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
will not do; do not; does not
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
express dispatch; urgent correspondence
article to be delivered; present
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
answering machine; answer phone
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
sixth day of the month; six days
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured