direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
clothes; clothing; garments
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
in one's own way or style
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to paint (draw) a picture
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
image; figure; figure; form; image
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
as you see; as you can see
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please