reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
locker room; changing room; dressing room
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
older brother and younger sister
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
trifling; trivial; slight
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
main cause; primary factor
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to establish; to formulate