to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
already; now; no longer; not any more
stark naked; completely naked; nude
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
ignorant of the ways of the world
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth