Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
wetting; love affair; lover
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to put one's strength into
even if not; even without
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to look away; to avert one's eyes
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
prickling; stinging; tingling
selection; choice; option
place; room; margin; scope
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
bluish-green; turquoise; aqua
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
the reverse; other side; lining
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
untouched; unused; intact
hateful; detestable; loathsome
homecoming; return to one's home
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
inspection; examination; checking
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to run down (stairs, etc.)
splish-splash; with a splash
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game