loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
winter clothing; winter wear; winter goods
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
board chairman; managing director; chief director
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to be transparent; to show through
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
door; gate; opening; title page
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into