impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
first meeting; first interview with
close; intimate; on good terms
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
with a momentary flash of light
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
high heels; high-heeled shoes
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
in accordance with; according to
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
this (battle)ship; aforementioned ship