with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
very troublesome; extremely bothersome; awfully complicated; tedious and annoying
unbuttoning a collar; opening up (one's heart); open-necked shirt
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
Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
from the beginning; from scratch
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
tendency; trend; inclination
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
chance; opportunity; occasion
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)