to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
open; spacious; extensive
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
convenience; handiness; usefulness
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
(physical) growth; development
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against