sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
just one person; only one
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
evening; night; nighttime
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to shake off; to throw off
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
(arch.) female slave; female servant; housemaid
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)