complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
joint together; opposite; facing
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
many thanks; hearty thanks; profuse apology
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
yoke; constraints; oppression
professor; teaching; instruction
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
there being no backing out; gone too far to retreat
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)