to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to show up; to appear; to turn up
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
other than; excluding; without
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
since our last meeting; since we parted
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
breath of fresh air; cool (refreshing) breeze
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten