to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
stark naked; completely naked; nude
to become red; to redden; to blush
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to crouch; to squat; to cower
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to watch steadily; to stare
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
whispering into a person's ear
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
menstruation; period; time of the month
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle