quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to subsist; to keep on living
that's true; of course; obviously
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
testicle; testicles; testes
schoolgirl; female student
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
reason for being; raison d'être
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
degree of baldness; stage of balding
nice; likeable; desirable
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
courteous; decorous; polite
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
price; cost; value; worth; value
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still