dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
straightforwardly; being outspoken
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to pull in (fish); to land
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
snake; serpent; large snake
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
reproachful; hateful; bitter
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will