bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
blow; shock; strike; batting
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to serve; to work for; to attend