to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
witnessing; observing; sighting
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
dealing with; coping with
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
now that; since; so long as; because
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
wall clock; grandfather clock
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
several weeks; a few weeks
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)