preliminary arrangements; spade work
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
triangle; triangular shape
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
healthy; sound; wholesome
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
conscious; deliberate; intentional
looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to get strong; to gain strength
practice; practising; experience
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
limbs; arms and legs; body
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
eye measurement; measure with eye
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom