bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
evening meal; dinner; supper
preparation; arrangements
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
why; how; for what reason
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
all; entire; whole; altogether
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
beginning; opening; start; outset
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
one-by-one; separately; in detail