dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
(dead) body; corpse; remains
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
preparation; arrangements
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful