to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
that year; same year; same age
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
to redeem (from sin); to save
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major