harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
very loud volume; megavolume
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
radiant heat; heat radiation; heat dissipation; thermolysis
summertime; summer season
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
monthly sum; monthly amount
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
low tone; bass; low voice
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
soy sauce bottle; soy sauce dispenser; soy sauce cruet
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed