soft flesh (esp. in a sexual context)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
accumulation; accumulate; store
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to palm off; to force a sale
very popular; highly favoured
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to become an expert; to be master at
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky