root; joint; base; crotch
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
cilia; cilium; fine hairs
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
already; now; no longer; not any more
shyness; bashfulness; shame
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
life; living; I; me; student
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
time; season; period; phase; stage
Kawakami Soukun (1924.4.23-1985.10.13)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
married woman; another's wife
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all