vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
founder; originator; pioneer
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
plump; chubby; voluptuous
sexual feeling; carnal desire; physical feeling
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
medical treatment; medical care
invitation; introduction; temptation
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
from the viewpoint of; according to
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
three kinds; three varieties
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly