to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
black lustre; black luster
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
of course; certainly; naturally
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
careful observation; close attention
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
sexual feeling; carnal desire; physical feeling
dozens; scores of; decades
woman with a diagonal strap between her breasts (shoulder bag, set belt, etc.)
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
sudden change; sudden turn
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
to creep about; to crawl around
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
each place; various places
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter