bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
together; at the same time; same; identical
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to breathe while sleeping
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
memory; sense; experience
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
neighbouring house; neighboring house
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
grandfather; male senior-citizen
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to pick up; to find; to gather
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
that's the way it is; such is life
close; intimate; on good terms
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded