large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
carving; engraving; sculpture
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
limbs; arms and legs; body
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to feel; to sense; to experience
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit