spouting (e.g. of a whale, blowhole, etc.); blowing water; Mactra veneriformis (species of trough shell); female ejaculation; squirting
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
contraceptive device; birth-control device
sea level; (surface of) sea
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
feeling of calmness and relaxation
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
plump; with a thud; heavily
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
lord of a manor; estate steward
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
one's family; family member
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
personality; character; individuality; personhood
contradiction; inconsistency
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
comparatively; relatively
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point