normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
wearing one's hair in braids
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
probability; likelihood; chances
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
polite; respectful; reverent
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to breathe while sleeping
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
one's house; one's home; one's family
light; faint; pale; fleeting
shoji (paper sliding door)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear