comfort; consolation; diversion
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
electric razor; electric shaver
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to state; to express; to mention
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
man; male; masculine gender
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
willpower; energy; vitality