closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
endurance; perseverance; patience
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
festival; feast; carnival
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to raise one's voice; to shout
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to smile broadly; to grin widely
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about