the other day; lately; recently
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to press a question; to cross-examine
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
because of; owing to; due to
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
such; this sort of; like this
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
accurate; correct; precise; exact
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)