to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
since one was born; (in) all one's life
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
independence; self-reliance
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
distant look; faraway look
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
anal; anal sex; anal intercourse; anus
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
physique; physical standard; posture; sexual position