(the impression of being) soft and flexible
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
unusual; serious; incomparable
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
unless one ...; if one does not ...
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
finally; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a precept without shame
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla)
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to boost; to force up; to push up
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon