to rest one's chin in one's hands
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
glossy black hair (of a young woman); raven black hair
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
mousseline de laine; mousseline; light woollen fabric
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
top of the head; crown of the head
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
happy life partnership; living faithfully together till death; Venus's flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum)
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
to get a break; to be timely; to obtain a favorable opportunity
breakthrough; great discovery
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering