spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
wetting; love affair; lover
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
a step; short distance; short time
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
undressing; taking off one's clothes
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
point in question (at issue)
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
talk; recital; narration; topic
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
preface; foreword; preamble
chapter one; first chapter
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
large furoshiki; big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
haori (Japanese formal coat)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
every day and every night; day after day; daily
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
contrived; false-sounding