buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
being startled; getting a shock
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
being startled; getting a shock
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
with a start; with a jump
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
snake; serpent; large snake
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
upward glance; upturned eyes
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
charming; fascinating; attractive
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
fragile item; broken article
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to communicate; to commune
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
mobilization; mobilisation
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress