ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to shine in (light); to illuminate
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
sad to say; how sad; alas
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be reflected in a mirror
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
grasp; catch; understanding
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry