hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
stress relief; getting rid of stress
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
smallish; on the small side
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
doorknob; door knob; door handle
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to drop; to let fall; to omit
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband