lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
(one's) daughter; stupid woman; stupid girl
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
in a little while; in a bit
order; command; directions; instructions
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
summer festival; summer matsuri
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
does not; can not; will not
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
at first; in the beginning; originally
festival game in which players scoop up bouncy balls floating in water
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
showing one's face in public; facing another person
corona of glans penis; corona glandis penis; (arch.) gooseneck (i.e. something shaped like a goose's neck); (arch.) head of the penis; (arch.) glans
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
pre-ejaculate; pre-ejaculatory fluid; Cowper's fluid; pre-cum
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
with a start; with a jump
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
with a twitch; twitchingly
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis