to loose; to ease; to relax
to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down); to strum (a stringed instrument); to pluck
non-caffeinated; decaffeinated
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
topcoat; light overcoat for use in spring and autumn
kai-awase; Heian period shell-matching game; kai-awase; Heian period shell comparison game; tribadism; tribbing
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
as promised; true to one's promise
(childbirth) delivery table; birthing table
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
even without doing; even without being
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
extermination; expulsion; destruction