imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
oppression; tyranny; despotism
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
thorough; exhaustive; complete
dissection; autopsy; analysis
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
passions; sexual desire; lust
bedside; near one's pillow
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
late at night; deep in the night
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
middle of the night; dead of night
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
joint together; opposite; facing
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
half the body; half length
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed