writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to be used to doing; to be experienced in
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
to jeer (at); to hoot; to boo; to catcall; to heckle
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
married woman; another's wife
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
through; by way of; after; via
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to repeat; to do something over again
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
chorus; singing in a chorus
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)