fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to stay (at); to stop (at)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to search for; to seek for; to look for
resolute; determined; bold
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to throw oneself (into an activity)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
right angle; perpendicular
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to stiffen; to become stiff
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known