with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
about; on; regarding; per; for every
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
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
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
elastic; elastic cord; elastic band
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
on the occasion of; at the time of
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
with a twitch; twitchingly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to push (something) against
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major