at that time; in those days
three times a day (of meals)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to take a breath; to take a short rest
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
looks; features; (personal) appearance
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
both; both sides; both parties
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
two (long cylindrical things)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money