vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to ask; to enquire; to query
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
(your) daughter; young woman
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to pass (of time); to elapse
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
verbal promise; one's word
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
personification; impersonation; embodiment
neat and clean; tidy; trim
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
woman; female; feminine gender
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
don't you think?; indicates question
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)