just past noon; afternoon
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
with a bump; with a clunk
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
fever medicine; antipyretic; antifebrile
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
God and man; heaven and man
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
recollection; reminiscence
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
threat; intimidation; menace
to be perturbed; to be agitated
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
before the gate; in front of the gate
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit