undressing; taking off one's clothes
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
secret; private; surreptitious
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
freely; right and left; as one pleases
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
freckles; buckwheat chaff
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
freshly pounded (rice cake)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be reflected in a mirror
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
gradually; slowly but steadily
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely