hollow; cavity; dent; depression
touching with a finger; inserting a finger; fingering (sexual practice)
philanderer; womanizer; man who takes advantage of women; womanizing; philandering
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
(made of) leather; leather-bound
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
amber; bright golden yellow
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
hidden camera; spy camera
late at night; at a late hour
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
Akita Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
in public; in company; in the presence of others
shyness; bashfulness; shame
trusting too much; overestimating ability
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
being in the center of attention again; coming back into the limelight
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum); cassis (blackcurrant liqueur)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity