proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
determination; resolution
indirection; indirectness
not caring; not giving a damn
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to look away; to avert one's eyes
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to watch over; to watch attentively
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to begin; to set about; to start
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily