comfort; consolation; diversion
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to close (one's eyes); to shut
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to stop (plug) one's ears
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
fitness club; gym; health spa
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
wherein; therein; thereinto
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
essence; liquid foundation; beauty lotion; serum
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife