kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
freshly pounded (rice cake)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
mother goddess; earth goddess
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
than; other than; except; but
now that you say that; now that you mention it
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to differ; to vary; to disagree
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
to watch intently; to stare
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
upper half of the body; upper body
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm