strong pressure; heavy pressure
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to be frank; to drop all pretense
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
person of doubtful origin
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
substitute article; back-up
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
water's edge; beach; foreshore
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light; Bodhidharma fell down
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
one more time; once more; once again
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
clumsily; with clumsy hands
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)