plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
starting point; starting line
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
secret; private; surreptitious
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
metre; meter; meter; gauge
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
audience; spectator; spectators
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to pierce through; to break through
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to strip and leave clothes lying around
to sink (into); to get depressed
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
anything and everything; just about everything
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding