severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
comfort; consolation; diversion
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
chai; spiced Indian tea (usu. boiled in milk)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
depravity; corruption; degradation
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
the place for; the time for; the level of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
extent; scope; sphere; range; span