to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
long time; several hours; long spell
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
magnetism; magnetic force
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
opposite side; other side
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
sad to say; how sad; alas
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
tips of one's hair; hair ends
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
to soothe and humor; to coax
origin; source; beginning; starting point
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
shyness; bashfulness; shame
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
radiant smile; contented smile
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
ticket machine; ticket-vending machine
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)