bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
vitality; (one's) life force
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
carving; engraving; sculpture
light pink; light crimson
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
firm; unshakeable; resolute
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
curiosity; inquisitiveness
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
one's younger days; when one was young