aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
right beside; close to; nearby
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
well-starched (clothing); stiffly starched
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
for the first time in one's life
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to breathe while sleeping
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
freshly pounded (rice cake); fresh from the mortar
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice