tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
reaction; response; reaction
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
position; location; base; point; site
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
straight-cut bangs (hairstyle)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
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)
banquet or reception hall