loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
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.)
bedside; near one's pillow
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
mining; digging; working (a mine)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be too numerous; to be too much
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
prejudice; bias; distorted view
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)