to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
one's figure during sleep
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
beautiful legs; great legs
sexual feeling; carnal desire; physical feeling
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
low spirits; depressed heart
to wash away; to rinse off
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
senior; veteran; old-timer