to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
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)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
active; dynamic; behavioural
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to make merry; to be festive
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions