to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
social meeting place; watering hole
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
many; much; plenty; hardly
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
side boob (side of a woman's breast exposed by clothing)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour