attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
pill; birth-control pill; oral contraceptive; the pill
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
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)
to slap; to strike; to spank
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
overnight; since last night
entanglement; clinging affection; involvement
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
absorption; suction; attraction
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
large quantity; large amount
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to lose one's footing; to slip
to rush over; to run up to
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments