naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
smoothly; easily; readily
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
regret; repentance; remorse
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
gradually; slowly but steadily
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
counter for books; volume
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to pile up; to accumulate
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
recollection; reminiscence
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward