to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
washing machine (laundry)
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
hook (high point of a song); chorus
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
experient; person who has experienced something
principal occupation; core business
interval; break; pause; spare moment
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
multinational; transnational
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
footbath; hot spring bath designed for soaking one's feet
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
act of mercy; helping another person
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)