strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
putting into operation; invocation
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
both (people); the two of them
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
difficult to ...; hard to ...
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
with a broad grin; smirking
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
chilly feeling after a bath
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)