whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to feel; to sense; to experience
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
form; shape; figure; visage
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
one by one; one each; one at a time
depiction; description; portrayal
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
extremely dangerous; full of peril
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
(present) head of a family
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
forcibly; against one's will
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person