exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
complete recovery from illness
the place where one is sent on an errand
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
carving; engraving; chiselled features
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
way out; means to escape; escape route
sincere; earnest; serious
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
to emboss; to carve in relief; to finish carving of engraving
spine; backbone; spinal column
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to be softened; to calm down
noisy; boisterous; turbulent
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)