area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
village headman; village mayor
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
technical book; specialized book; treatise
to be absorbed in reading
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
thickness; profundity; depth
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
children's story; fairy tale
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence