bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to polish up; to shine up
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
traditional; conventional
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
distilled liquor; spirits
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger