darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
love; attachment; lovesickness
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to melt together; to blend together
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
homosexuality; homosexual love
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
living thing; organism; creature; biology
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
descendant; progeny; offspring
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
menstruation; period; time of the month
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
(distinction of) sex; gender
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
womanly; ladylike; feminine
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave