to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
stairs; stairway; staircase
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
changing clothes; change of clothes
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
birth; creation; formation
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
bygones; the past; past event
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead