surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
since one was born; (in) all one's life
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
bedside; near one's pillow
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
holding hands with fingers interlocked
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
virgin; innocent young woman
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives