end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
painfully itchy; painful and itchy
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
circulation (of the blood)
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
older sister; elder sister
walking briskly; determinedly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
electricity; (electric) light
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
early on; earlier on; from early
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
superior; superiors; senior
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging