certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
quietly; slowly; gracefully
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
vexing; irritating; impatient
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
to hurt; to smart; to sting
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
occasional; infrequent; rare
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to get narrower; to contract
vertical motion (in earthquakes)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
to pierce through; to break through