pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
imagination; supposition; guess
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
nice; likeable; desirable
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
even if not; even without
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector