preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
radiant smile; contented smile
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to badger; to pester; to beg
this and that; one thing or another
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
aroma; class; style; aromatherapy
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
by myself; in person; by oneself
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to change (one's clothes)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet