unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to trample; to crush underfoot
pus; corruption; rot; evils
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
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
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
operating gown; surgical suit
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
convenient; handy; useful
grated daikon; daikon grater
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures