to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
large family; extended family
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
conscious; deliberate; intentional
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
overanxiety; needless worry
instant messaging (messenger, message); IM; input method; IM
arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message
texture; feel; skin texture; skin quality; skin type
lion mask; Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum)
large furoshiki; big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
knowledge of tea ceremony; understanding of the Way of Tea; sense of refinement; air of sophistication; playfulness; mischievousness
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
Yasu Megumi (1981.12.22-)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
supervised; under surveillance
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling