to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
many; numerous; various; large number of
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
himself; yourself; herself
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
looking like one is waiting for someone
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
such; like that; that sort of; very
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
small gathering; happy circle
now that; since; so long as; because
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
secret; private; surreptitious
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to intend; to be sure that
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)