to retreat; to withdraw; to deduct
economic fortune; luck with money
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
goodbye; farewell; so long
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
unheard-of; unprecedented
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
particularly; only; in the case of
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
enough is enough; no further!
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen