straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
format; procedure; way of proceeding
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
just one person; only one
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with