friendly relations; social relations; social life
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
washing (somebody else's body); scrubbing each other
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
utmost limits; extremity; limit
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
urethral opening; urinary meatus
offensive (movement); aggression
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to chase; to run after; to pursue
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
rustling; refreshing; clearly
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure