both bare shoulders; stripped to the waist
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
chopping board; cutting board
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
bold; daring; unflappable
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
to have a smattering knowledge of
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
piece; fragment; one (object)
to need; to require; to take; to demand
to wash away; to rinse off
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off