to detain; to check; to restrain
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to relax; to feel at home
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
and; thereupon; because of that
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
three; three years of age
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
while; even though; despite
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
little-known hot spring; secret hot spring; secluded hot spring
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance