striking with the back of the sword
candy-coated strawberry on a stick
perineum; area between sex organs and the anus; very narrow passage
formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
doorstop; door stop; door stopper
to know one has enough; to be satisfied with one's lot in life
spirit; heart; disposition
peristalsis; peristaltic movement; vermiculation
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
to perceive; to understand
moonsault (type of somersault)
see-through sensation (for clothing); gauziness
crotch portion (of trousers, panties, etc.)
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
gasping; breathing heavily
crumply (cloth, clothing, etc.); ruffled; itchy and runny (nose)
to have training bouts with one's junior during practice (of a senior wrestler)
KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
opening of the beachgoing season
hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for