to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
passions; sexual desire; lust
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
write jointly; collection of autographs
coloured paper; colored paper
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
taking the field first, thus batting second
traditional; conventional
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting