straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
measurement error; calculation error
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
more than usual; especially; particularly
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
blood relationship; blood relative
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
to speak ill of; to disparage
personality; character; individuality; personhood
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)