thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
leather; leather-bound; leathern
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
discreet; modest; cautious
heart; guts; nerve; central part
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
feigned; pretending (not to know)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
edge of the eaves; house frontage
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp