chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
attack; assault; attempt; try
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
big catch (fishing); good haul
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
isn't it; right?; you know?
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
washing machine (laundry)
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
fertilized egg; fertilised egg
general; popular; common; typical
one part; one portion; one section
process; course; mechanism
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits