ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
haori (Japanese formal coat)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
heart; guts; nerve; central part
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
inertia; momentum; force of habit
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
utter stranger; mere passerby; outsider
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed