to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
troubled face; worried expression
handcuffs; hand shackles; restrictions; restraints
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to breathe out; to exhale
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to keep standing; to stand motionless
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to frolic about; to mess around
feeling; sense; impression