improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
what do you want?; can I help you?
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to arrange (e.g. flowers); to decorate
Siebold's stonecrop (Hylotelephium sieboldii)
wetting; love affair; lover
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume