to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
distinction; discrimination
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to leave (a scene); to step away
to make one's rounds; to patrol
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
older brother and younger sister
tolerance; broad-mindedness
only recently; just of late
marine life; marine organism
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
real thing; original; actual
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
self control; self restraint
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
waist; waistline; waist measurement
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
rustling; refreshing; clearly
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now