prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
and yet; though; when; in spite of
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
most attractive feature (of a person)
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
time; hour; period; class
settlement; solution; resolution
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to stop walking; to pause