Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
stark naked; completely naked; nude
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
don't you think?; indicates question
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker