to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to grow up; to become an adult
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
forgetting; lapse of memory
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to lay aside; to set aside
inside; interior; inner part
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to show up; to appear; to turn up
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
odds and ends; all; every
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
southern part; the south (of a region)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
little finger; pinky; little toe
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
neat and clean; tidy; trim