polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
24 hours; twenty-four hours
within; inside of; less than
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
instant; moment; for an instant
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
strict order; peremptory command
stirring; slight movement
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce