chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to tighten; to press hard
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to feel; to sense; to experience
while; during; while; although; all; both
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
lacquering technique that uses a coloured-lacquer undercoating and a transparent-lacquer topcoat
medicine chest (container)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
while; even though; despite
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
every evening; every night
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
I see; that's right; indeed
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
doing as one is told; yes-man
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up