Europeans and Americans; Westerners
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
Japanese person; Japanese people
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
dish consisting of fried potatoes, bacon and onion
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be surprised; to be astonished
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
if you think about it; come to think of it
proposal; offer; request; application
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
connection; link; relationship
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)