recovery; undoing; recall
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
left breast; left side of the chest
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
condition; situation; prospects
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
reaching; attaining; arrival
the five fingers; leading five; top five
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
in succession; one after another
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
cannot be compared with; no match for
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white