Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
box; box-shape; cube-type
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
bathhouse offering special services (usu. sexual); massage parlour; soapland
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
woman who works in the sex industry
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to get tired out; to be exhausted
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
late-night show; midnight broadcast
wetting; love affair; lover
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
program (e.g. TV); programme
bubble bath; jacuzzi; whirlpool bath
health; type of brothel/massage parlor (parlour)
sex establishment in which staff dress in costumes (schoolgirl, nurse, etc.)
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of