society; public; community; social studies
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
middle of the night; dead of night
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to keep watch; to stand guard
being on duty; person on duty
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
upper half of the body; upper body
near; close by; within reach; familiar
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
serious look (on one's face); straight face
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal