cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
insanity; insane person; vagabond; wanderer
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novelette; novella; short novel
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
bedroom; (woman's) bedchamber; pillow talk
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
for the first time in one's life
homosexuality; homosexual love
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
sense of relief; feeling of relief
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal