preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
indecent act (esp. molestation or indecent exposure)
sex mania; erotomania; nymphomania; sex maniac; erotomaniac; nymphomaniac
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
New Year's pine decoration
planning; plan; project; arrangements
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
beginning; opening; start; outset
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court; 1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to yell; to rant; to rave
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to be born; to come into the world
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally