smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
reality; actuality; hard fact
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
and; thereupon; because of that
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
carrying voice; well-projected voice
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
near; close by; within reach; familiar
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
though; notwithstanding; although
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
running as fast as one can
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in