taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
another time; some other time
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
time; season; period; phase; stage
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
sweet voice; seductive voice
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent