hesitation; indecision; vacillation
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to overdo; to do too much
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to jar; to creak; to grate
silence; stillness; quietness
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up