and yet; though; when; in spite of
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to strangle; to constrict
to anticipate; to foresee
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
to find fault with; to question
catercorner; diagonally opposite
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
street; quarter; district; area
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
age thirty; one's thirties
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
pure; undiluted; raw; crude