signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
electrically powered; electric
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
electric appliance store; electrician
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
electrical equipment; electrical machinery; electrical appliances
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
interior; inside; internal
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
recognition; acquaintance
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to get between; to be caught in
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching