to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
period of time; time slot; time zone
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
summertime; summer season
second day of the month; two days
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
throwaway; disposable; single-use
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
day after day; day by day
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to need; to call for; to require
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
rather; better; instead; if anything
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling