cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
sincere; earnest; serious
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
softly; mildly; gently; politely
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
foreign; abroad; overseas
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
ago; since; before; previous
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to put into the mouth; to eat
fingering (of a musical instrument)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)