floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
chair; stool; post; office; position
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
schoolgirl; female student
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
single-lens reflex camera
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
assertion; declaration; affirmation