effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
military affairs; military service
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
little-known hot spring; secret hot spring; secluded hot spring
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to knead well; to polish; to refine
away from home; while travelling
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
wildcard (in hanafuda); storm card; gaji (term used in Hawaii); extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card
second day of the month; two days
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
to paint (draw) a picture
beautification; glorification
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to forget to say; to forget to mention
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously