to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
original intention; initial resolution
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
like this; in this way; as you see
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
prank; evil pleasures; gambling
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
together; at the same time; same; identical
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
women who assist bathers at hot-springs resorts; (arch.) bathhouse prostitute
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
third day of the month; three days
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
warming up sake; warmed sake
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition