stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
hot and cold water; abundant item; plentiful item
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
chilly feeling after a bath
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to strain one's eyes; to stare
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
inexcusable; unthinkable; unacceptable; utterly unexpected; totally unforeseen
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
calamity; disaster; accident
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
looking depressed; long face
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
lung capacity; breathing capacity; vital capacity