to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
good performance; good work; great success
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
about when; about what time; how soon
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
way (of doing); manner; method; means
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
time; season; period; phase; stage
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to clear up; to become cloudless
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
plank of a bridge; bridge plank
decoration; ornament; trimmings
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
sedge hat and straw rain cape
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire