truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
hastily made; improvised preparation
to refuse; to decline; to deny
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
crops; agricultural produce
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to attempt; to test; to try out
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge