mum; mom; mummy; the missus
navel piercing; belly button ring
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
gleaming; shining; glistening
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
aggression; invasion; raid
sharing; division; draw; tie
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
servant; manservant; menial
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
pistol; handgun; revolver
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
debut; initial stage appearance
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
cares; ill feeling; reserve
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
love triangle; eternal triangle
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
principle; theory; fundamental truth
guardians; parents; father and older brother
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)