origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
critical moment; do-or-die situation
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
no matter how much time passes
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
memories; recollections; reminiscence
beautification; glorification
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one person; another name; nickname; alias
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
weight; heavyweight boxer
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle