quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
protest; refutation; pleading
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to wash away; to rinse off
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to face on; to look out on to
(sliding) glass door; patio door; small floor-level opening through which dirt is swept
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
close; intimate; on good terms
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
in comparison to; rather than
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
by sheer strength; by brute force
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible