to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
training (animals); breaking (animals)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
being about to cry; the verge of tears
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after; troublesome; annoying; difficult
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
long time; several hours; long spell
bathing; going in the bath
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
piling up; multiple layers
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
invisibly; secretly; privately
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
gleaming; shining; glistening
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation