spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter M (pornographic pose)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
profound; deep; unfathomable
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
big splash; big response; major repercussions
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
chat; desultory conversation
all one has; all one's possessions
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
courting; wooing; making advances
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
handbook; manual; vade mecum; essential item; must-have
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
job application form; employee satisfaction
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
ambitious; motivated; willful
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation