pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
with a squelch (treading through mud, etc.); sinking into; piercing through; plunging into
to choke; to have trouble breathing
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
deep inside; innermost place
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to tie; to fix; to attach
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
again; once more; a second time
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to push (something) against
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
not yet known; unknown; strange