bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)