to be prominent; to be conspicuous
last night; yesterday evening
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
close to the wall; alongside the wall
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
counter for books; volume
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
letter (of alphabet); character; writing