middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
don't you think?; indicates question
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
surname; family name; last name
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
young girl; lass; adolescent female
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
such; like that; that sort of; very
(not so) much; (not) very
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be needed; to be wanted
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
black lustre; black luster