spring sludge; spring mud (caused by the melting of the snow); (muddy) slush
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
formal; orthodox; in earnest
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
splish-splash; with a splash
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
place; room; margin; scope
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
semi-transparent; translucent
limbs; arms and legs; body
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
feeling chilly after taking a bath
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly