laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
blighted love; disappointed love
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
educational institution; school; academy; campus
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
reality; actuality; hard fact
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to recall; to remember; to recollect
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be needed; to be wanted
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
locker room; changing room; dressing room