disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
speech and conduct; words and deeds
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
just because; even if; even though
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
moving about; stirring about
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
bedside; near one's pillow
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to be embarrassed; to lose face
impossible to do (although wants to)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely