to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
still; even now; to this day
weight; heavyweight boxer
still (continuing); as ever; further
dry riverbed; river beach
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
Japanese person; Japanese people
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
slim; slender; slight; delicate
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
remembrance; recollection; recognition
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
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
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
there is no way that ...; easy; simple