of course; certainly; naturally
shoji (paper sliding door)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to go past; to pass; to pass by
how long; how far; how much
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
button (clothing); push-button; button
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
boiled and half-dried bonito
oppression; suppression; pressure
exile; banishment; deportation
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
liberation movement; emancipation movement
to unfold; to unroll; to open
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
stop it!; enough!; cut it out