smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
pitch dark; total darkness
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
bedside; near one's pillow
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
blinking away tears; blinking tear filled eyes
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
heroine; female protagonist
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to turn completely into; to become completely
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
homogenization; homogenisation
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
hamburger shop; hamburger restaurant; hamburger joint
innocent; cherubic; childlike