to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan; silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to dye; to colour; to color
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to smile (at); to grin (at)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
menial; meanness; servility; abject
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
insincere laugh; insincere smile; ingratiating smile
to speak; to hear a voice
quietly; slowly; gracefully
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
both hands; both arms; ten
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal