with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
sexual act; sexual intercourse
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
expression; look; countenance; face
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
new discovery; new invention
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
people; men and women; each person; everybody
sexual preference; sexual predilection
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
at least; at most; (even) just
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
2nd day of the month; two days