origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
contradiction; inconsistency
to come to one's senses; to calm down
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to make one's heart flutter
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
this and that; one thing or another
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in