touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
pleasant feeling; good vibes
worthy of special mention
to take command; to give direction
regular (periodic) examination
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
relation; connection; relevance
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
training (esp. in-service); induction course
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom