oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
material; substance; matter
pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
stable supply; reliable supply
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to be transparent; to show through
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind