to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
corridor; hallway; passageway
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to squash; to crush; to flatten
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
death match (pro wrestling); deathmatch; fight to the finish; desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle
to jump up and down; to hop
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
godsend; gift from providence
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
old friend; old acquaintance
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
witnessing; observing; sighting
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
love triangle; eternal triangle
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service