reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
place; room; margin; scope
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
to polish up; to shine up
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
treating someone like a child
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
black lustre; black luster
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to push (something) against
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature