cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
moderate; proper; just right
the other day; some time ago; recently
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
sensual love; love affair
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
at once; immediately; right now
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
host and guest; the principal and the auxiliary; the principal and the subsidiary; subject and object; subject and object
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
past misdeed; past error; past folly; past sin
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to grant; to allow; to forgive
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
secret conference; private consultation; secrecy
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
morality; moral principles
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied