hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
steaminess; sultriness; stuffiness
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to change (one's clothes)
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
fat; tallow; lard; grease
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
male-smelling; smelling like a man
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
government office; agency; board
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
entrance to a daimyo's mansion; glans (of the penis)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
large quantity; large amount
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
feeling; sense; impression