bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
two (long cylindrical things)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
imposing stance; daunting pose
corridor; hallway; passageway
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
hateful; detestable; loathsome
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
taste; flavor; taste; liking
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
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
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
rather; sooner; preferably
all; entire; whole; altogether
(structured) walk through
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
healthy; sound; wholesome
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
sex life; sexual activities
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention