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
glans; head of a penis; (lit.) goose's neck
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
on the occasion of; at the time of
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to peel; to skin; to pare
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
head; lead; vanguard; first
root; joint; base; crotch
scrotum; testicles; scrotal; (arch.) pinecone; (arch.) pine cone
entrance to a daimyo's mansion; glans (of the penis)
moderate; proper; just right
fingering (of a musical instrument)
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
greater than ...; bigger ...
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
manly; masculine; like a man
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)