only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to be excited; to be elated
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
finely chiseled (features)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
to crawl towards; to creep up to
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to forget to say; to forget to mention
matter of time; question of time
to be sticky; to be close together
automatic; intransitive verb
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
is never the case; has never happened
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
calm; composed; leisurely
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
coexistence; living together