stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
locker room; changing room; dressing room
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
walking briskly; determinedly
partly open; in half bloom
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
something; some kind of; for some reason
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
no, not like that (but like this)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
neat and clean; tidy; trim
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
sincere; earnest; serious
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing