ginger (Zingiber officinale)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
love triangle; eternal triangle
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
interest (in something); enthusiasm
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
other; another; over; more than; I; me
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style