nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
taming; gradual habituation; leading to
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
hills and fields; countryside
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
like this; this sort; this way
had better ...; had better not ...
preparation; arrangements
story; tale; talk; discussion
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
difficult to ...; hard to ...
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
casting; cast-metal object
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
something like ...; something called ...
eight (long cylindrical things)
ten (long cylindrical things)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
literal translation; direct translation
department store; department
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...