social status; social position
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
door; gate; opening; title page
general public; the masses
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
Japanese cypress wood bathtub; hinoki tub
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
critical point (temperature)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
art of self-defense (defence)
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
technique; art; skill; move
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
two (long cylindrical things)
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
women's bath; women's section in a public bath