save; checking; curbing; suppressing
masturbation; self consolation
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
(self-imposed) masturbation ban; masturbation abstinence
depravity; corruption; degradation
sublime; noble; high-minded
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
hungry (e.g. for success)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
sun; saint; San (people); son
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
octopus hold (wrestling); grapevine stretch
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank