motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail
closely-guarded secret; top secret
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
dissection; autopsy; analysis
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to be transparent; to show through
sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)