bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to lie down; to throw oneself down
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
good feeling; feeling good
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to lie down; to throw oneself down
evening cool; cool of the evening
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
manners; behavior; behaviour
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
literally; to the letter; literal
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret