neat and clean; tidy; trim
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
nape (of the neck); nucha
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
man; male; masculine gender
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
is that so?; I see; right; oh
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
growth period; growing season
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
the place for; the time for; the level of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks