to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
second day of the month; two days
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
time; hour; period; class
foreign matter; impurities
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
such; like that; in that way
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be needed; to be wanted
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
right in the middle (of); midst; height
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
neat and clean; tidy; trim
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion