wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
marriage proposal; courtship
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to make a vow; to take an oath
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
genuine; authentic; true; real
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
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
to push (something) against
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
moment by moment; hour by hour
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin