Bolu (Turkey); Bor (Russia)
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
travelling alone; solitary journey
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
Japanese person; Japanese people
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
preface; introduction; preamble
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
sanda; sanshou; Chinese boxing; Chinese kickboxing
Cancer (4th zodiacal sign); the Crab
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
intermittence; intermittent
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
one person; another name; nickname; alias
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul