public lavatory; public restroom
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
production; output; turning out
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
close; intimate; on good terms
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to be prolonged; to drag on
if you do this; if this is the case
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
true character; true heart; true spirit
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
toilet seat with bidet functions
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)