one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
development; exploitation
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
speech and conduct; words and deeds
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
comparative; comparative degree
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
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 betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to wash away; to rinse off