wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
division (of company); operations department
without; unless; have to do
conquest; domination; mastery
sudden price jump; steep price rise
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
sleazy; vulgar; low-life; shabby
rights to usage of one's likeness
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
point-of-view pornography; gonzo pornography; pornography filmed by the actors themselves; secret filming of sex
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
unfairness; injustice; partiality
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
earnestly; immediately; exactly
different culture; foreign culture
exercise to help digestion
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
Pythagora Switch (NHK children's TV show)
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age