wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
just because; even if; even though
to serve; to work for; to attend
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night