to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
measurement error; calculation error
place where one works; construction site; working area
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
big leakage; uncontained leak
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
posterity; future life; life to come
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
dispute; argument; contention
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
to warm oneself at the fire
carbon monoxide poisoning
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)