river; stream; River; the ... river
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
after a long time; for the first time in a while
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
flustered; confused; panicked
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
tail (animal); tail end; tip
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
several minutes; a few minutes
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
other; another; over; more than; I; me
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
of no interest; not interested
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
good feeling; feeling good
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)