The original Japanese wordplay, which I've elided somewhat in the translation, centers around the sound ほと hoto. It's part of the modern words ほとほとに hotohoto ni, used here in the title and meaning "completely" or "totally", and ほととぎす hototogisu, the Japanese name for the lesser cuckoo. However, hoto by itself is also an archaic term for the female genitals.
I know this is sudden, but it's me, Kanbaru!Definitely sudden...CompletelyWe've just started and I already don't like this series. Is there nothing else we can do?... makes me think of something else, and when I hear it my chest really starts to get hot!You're
definitely
the only person who'd declare that!And now it's time for my series about various words that make me feel sexually aroused!The word cuckoo...Fin