to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to straighten up; to sit upright
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to spit out; to eject; to dump
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road