women who assist bathers at hot-springs resorts; (arch.) bathhouse prostitute
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
immediately; right away; on the spot
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to invite in; to show someone in
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
common name; popular name; secular name (of a Buddhist monk)
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to collapse; to flop (onto)
mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
either way; in any case; one way or another
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
but; however; provided that
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals