wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
at work; in the midst of work; working
changing clothes; change of clothes
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be softened; to calm down
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
hard to get; hard to come by
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
such ... as; or some such
second (unit of time); arc second
to go out and away; to leave
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
beef boiled with soy sauce, ginger and sugar
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out