financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
not necessarily so; is not always true
body; physical system; (the) person
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
comparatively; relatively
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to be found; to be discovered
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
throw; throwing; throwing event
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi