for a while; for some time; for a period
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to have a narrow escape from death
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be infected; to be contagious
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
considerably; greatly; a lot
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
turning sideways; landscape orientation
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking