bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to squash; to crush; to flatten
grip (of hand); grip strength
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
summer vacation; summer holiday
sunlight; rays of the Sun
right beside; close to; nearby
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
chopping board; cutting board
kitchen knife for sashimi
heap; pile; stack; full measure
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
garlic (edible plant, Allium sativum)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side