duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
going around; patrol; round; tour
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
with these words; while saying
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
flustered; confused; panicked
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to blow off; to be blown off