to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
intimacy; affection; familiarity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
spirit; heart; disposition
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
the five sciences of ancient India (grammar and composition, arts and mathematics, medicine, logic, and philosophy)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to lie down; to throw oneself down
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
chat without food or drink; rakugo performed without musical accompaniment
to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
unusual trick; rarely seen skill
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
identifying a severed head; checking a person's identity
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex