open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
inheritance; something given or received
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
secret story; unknown episode
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to