popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
practice; practising; experience
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
rest; break; recess; intermission
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
quick-witted; quick to understand
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
still; even now; to this day
to get accustomed to using
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
but; however; provided that
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to accept; to receive; to agree
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside