single door (as opposed to a double door)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
extended leave; long vacation
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
memory-making; making memories
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
in the mountains; among the mountains
to reflect; to throw back light
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
next year; next fiscal year
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
coarse (texture or grain)