noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
observation; survey; watching
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
and yet; though; when; in spite of
something unfinished; something incomplete; idiot
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
laughing while reminiscing
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
index finger; forefinger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
A word describing the sound made when things are rubbed or pressed against each other; The act of cramming or shoving things to the brim
part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
thereupon; shortly thereafter
don't you think?; indicates question