bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
yearned for; longed for; missed
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
again; once more; a second time
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to place firmly; to hit very hard
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
a few years ago; some years back
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid