bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
selection; choice; option
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
again (and again); once again; yet again
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to soak into; to permeate
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to jar; to creak; to grate
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to do together; to share; to participate in
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing