blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
mental image; mental picture; image
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
trifling; little; few; slight
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
longish; moderately long; long side (of timber, etc.); (arch.) long road
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
carrying (child) under arm
to be detained; to take time
undressing; taking off one's clothes
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to take off one's clothes; to undress
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
secret art; the mysteries
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
recuperation; medical treatment
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; freely; unreservedly; fully
lying face down; upside down; prone
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
aggressiveness; combativeness
drop (e.g. of water); drip
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song