negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
blue-green; turquoise; aqua; (arch.) spirogyra; (arch.) algae forming pond scum
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
junmai sake (sake in which the only ingredients are rice and yeast)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to comfort; to console; to amuse
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
air-permeability; breathability
haori (Japanese formal coat)
springy (texture); plump; chewy; puffy; soft and bouncy
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent