white dragon tile; shaved pubic area; person with little or no pubic hair
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to dye; to colour; to color
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to cover one's private parts
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to complain; to lodge a complaint
you could say; you might say; verging on the
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be satisfied; to be pleased; to be proud; to show pleasure (in one's voice or expression); to moan with pleasure
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
heave-ho (chant when doing heavy work)
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
is something that; is that which
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter