bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
quietly; slowly; gracefully
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
fate; chance; relationship; tie
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
tool; implement; means; furniture
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
technique; art; skill; move
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
engineer (on a train, ship, aircraft, etc.)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
simply; merely; only; solely
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to state; to express; to mention
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence