that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
phantom; vision; illusion
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
more and more; increasingly; all the more
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
beautiful; good; excellent
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
shoji (paper sliding door)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
looking over someone's shoulder
ugly woman; unattractive woman; (arch.) female demon
fleshy; plump; chubby; heavily (applied, coated, clad, etc.); thickly
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped