legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to wash away; to rinse off
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to pass (of time); to elapse
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to ascend; to go up; to climb
memories; recollections; reminiscence
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
thinking so highly of someone that you are blind to their faults; thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to boost; to force up; to push up
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress