north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
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
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
on countless occasions; many a time
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
wherein; therein; thereinto
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
that is to say; so that means
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to rush over; to run up to
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
story; tale; talk; discussion
breaking off; snapping off
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
pupil; student; schoolchild