good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
indecent talk; obscene talk; lewd conversation; dirty story; smut
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to push aside; to push one's way through
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
catching a glimpse (of); catching sight (of); showing briefly
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
feel (of a material); texture
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
hot flash; rush of blood to the head
bathing; going in the bath
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
moderate; proper; just right
air conditioning; air cooling
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
catch crop; intercropping