person of common sense; common sense man
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
tight skirt; straight skirt
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
manga aimed at women (romance, marriage, etc.); women's comic
to refer to; to use as reference
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
sad to say; how sad; alas
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
standing tall; towering; soaring
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
already; now; no longer; not any more
favorite; favourite; habitually used
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
eating between meals; snacking