mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
first meeting; first interview with
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
history; pedigree; lineage
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
innocent; cherubic; childlike
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
sharp sighted; easily awakened
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
nape (of the neck); nucha
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to shake one's head (in denial)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
limbs; arms and legs; body
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial