leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
(some) more; even more; longer; further
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
manner of using one's hands
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
hospitalization; hospitalisation
one (thing); one piece; one item
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
is something that; is that which
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
blackhead; dark discoloration; blackening; (black or dark) tarnish
baking soda; bicarbonate of soda; sodium bicarbonate
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something