demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to be infected; to be contagious
had better ...; had better not ...
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover