step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to examine someone's expression
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
relatively; comparatively
after that; afterwards; thereafter
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
process; course; mechanism
to watch over; to watch attentively