bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
in person; personally; directly
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
in that way; like that; that way
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
such; like that; in that way
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
offender; criminal; culprit
to find out; to discover; to locate
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)
expression; look; countenance; face
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
to come back; to return; to recur
only; merely; but; no more than
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
same village; same town; same province
around the clock; day and night
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
export; exportation; efferent
to invite in; to show someone in
fifth day of the month; five days
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various