conviction; belief; confidence
solitude; loneliness; isolation
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to sink (into); to get depressed
settlement; solution; resolution
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
in one's own way or style
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
woman; female; feminine gender
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
serious; severe; grave; acute
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
form; shape; figure; visage
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
correction; rectification; mending; repair
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
remembrance; recollection; recognition
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road