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
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
with a start; with a jump
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
zipper; zip; zip fastener
to hurt; to smart; to sting
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
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 ...
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to get narrower; to contract
up-and-down motion; vertical movement (e.g. in an earthquake)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
chewy; springy; (slowly and) steadily; patiently; fap fap; jerking off
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
to pierce through; to break through
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to scrape off; to shave off
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)