use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
sense of orientation; sense of direction
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
frequency; rate of occurrence
silverware; silver tableware
to machine; to cut; to scrape
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
premature joy; short-lived elation
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
young woman who uses the usually male first person pronoun "boku"
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
opinion; intention; thought
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours