in the midst of the enemy
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
ratio; proportion; percentage
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
interruption; suspension; break
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
condition; situation; prospects
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
news; word; tidings; omen
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
polite; courteous; hospitable
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
webcast; web broadcast; Internet distribution; online distribution
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status