bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to open (one's eyes) wide
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to accept; to receive; to agree
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
man; male; masculine gender
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
shotacon; attraction to young (or young-looking) boys; someone attracted to young boys
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
of course; certainly; naturally
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
society; company; the public; the world
to have a relationship; to have relations
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death