fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
hateful; detestable; loathsome
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
it seems so; that's what it looks like
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
ridged wooden bench used in SM practices (and in the Edo period for torturing female prisoners)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase