to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
dealing with; coping with
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
wall clock; grandfather clock
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
several weeks; a few weeks
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to collapse into; to flop onto
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
very young; little; childish; immature
near; nearby; not far off
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
readiness to die; (in the) face of death