to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
masturbation; self consolation
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
secret garden; private garden; name for female genitalia
full view; plain sight; completely visible
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in