unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to speak; to hear a voice
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to force one's way through
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
sitting with one's legs out to one side
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
both (people); the two of them
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
hindrance; obstacle; harm (to one's health); bad effect; menstruation; period
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent