thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
reception room; parlor; parlour
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
stealthy steps; soft steps
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
(one's) youth; one's younger days
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
in person; personally; (do) oneself
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
exclusive; attached to; specialist
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly