essential; important; crucial; vital; main
absence; disregard; indifference
either way; in any case; one way or another
preheat (oven, etc.); warm up (engine, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
bitter (flavor); bitter (type of beer)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
sweet voice; seductive voice
favorite; favourite; habitually used
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
shoulder strap (on a dress)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
long ago; already; a long time ago
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary