weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
fourth day of the month; four days
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
some people; a few people; several people
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
in search of; in order to look for
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
alone; by oneself; on one's own
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to happen to meet; to come across
witnessing; observing; sighting
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
and yet; though; when; in spite of
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly