to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to pretend; to act (as if)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
shameless; shameless person
to fan; to incite; to instigate
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle