scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
handrail; railing; banister
having a small bladder; having an overactive bladder
to escape from; to get out
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to keep an eye on; to take care of
reading too much into (what ... says)
possible; likely; probable
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
health; healthy; sound; fit
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to be responsive; to show immediate results
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair