(top) half naked; naked above the waist
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
sensual love; love affair
ready-made; common-law (wife)
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
leader; guide; mentor; coach
fast approach; quick intimacy
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
metre; rhythm; musical temperament
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
postwar period; period after Second World War
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
transfer; transport; removal
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
deadly disease; sickness unto death
cold sleep; suspended animation
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to be replaced with new growth
prudence; discretion; thought