spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
undivided attention; concentration
to (a place); until (a time)
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip
to beat; to batter; to pummel
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
trees and stones; unfeeling person
when it comes to ...; as for ...
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
sometimes; occasionally; somehow (or other); in some way; being apt to; being liable to
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
naturally; of course; understandably
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat