whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
stifled (laughter); simmering
compilation; editing; recording
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
charming; fascinating; attractive
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
evil thought; malicious motive
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
strong opposition; vehement opposition
true intention; underlying motive
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
sales promotion; hard selling
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
buying; purchasing; laying in
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive