bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
war; battle; match; game; competition
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
burlesque; low comedy; farce
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
same generation; one's generation
still; even now; to this day
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain