to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
still; as yet; as it has been
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
gradually; slowly but steadily
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
living room (Western style); sitting room
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
good humour (humor); good mood
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
frequenting; staying around
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to have a meal; to take a meal
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention