lull (e.g. in the rain); break
to be silent; to say nothing
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to make sure someone is asleep; to listen for the breath of a sleeping person; to commit a wrongdoing while someone is sleeping
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to become senile; to show signs of decline; to lose one's edge; to lose one's touch; to lose one's astuteness
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
spending extravagantly (esp. in the red light districts); extravagant spending spree; spending money in royal style
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
middle of the night; dead of night
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
immediately; instantly; right away; suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
inexpert or untrained eyes
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily