portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
overestimation; overvaluing
resolute; determined; bold
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to be jealous; to be envious
in a day; in a brief space of time
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
hairline; borders of the hair
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
nape (of the neck); nucha
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love