to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
at someone's (something's) mercy
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to state; to express; to mention
to hold something reverently with both hands
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to shake one's head (in denial)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
suddenly; all of a sudden
to run through; to run past
erection (usu. penis); standing erect; stiffening
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
underground train; subway
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
business; trade; operations; sales
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
appearance or style of a house
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to lie deep in; to extend far back
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like