to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
question; inquiry; enquiry
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
one-by-one; separately; in detail
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
man; male; masculine gender
sexual preference; sexual predilection
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
beforehand; in advance; previously
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
secret; private; surreptitious
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
height (of body); stature
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
small or short woman with a sexy body
for example; for instance; e.g.
Rikidōzan (1924-1963), Korean-Japanese professional wrestler
Kimura Masahiko (1917.9.10-1993.4.18)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style