sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
literally; to the letter; literal
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
standing; reserve; always having ready
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
right angle; perpendicular
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
regulation; adjustment; control
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge