to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
control; management (e.g. of a business)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
(something) fickle; (something) very changeable
home area; home town; local
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
pumping up water (e.g. to a high place for energy storage)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(something) mixed with rain (snow, wind, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
southeastern part; the southeast