centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
romantic; spicy; coquettish
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to be able to manage somehow or other
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
being startled; getting a shock
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
besides; in addition; also; moreover
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
well-bred; of good upbringing
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
something like ...; something called ...
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
already; now; no longer; not any more
way out; means to escape; escape route