bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
particulars; details; specified items
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
shrink wrap; shrinkwrap; shrink; shrinking
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
first shrine visit of the New Year
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
each locality; each place; each region
archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly