wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
wild beast; wild animal; brute
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
inner; underwear; undergarment; innerwear
culottes (esp. short divided skirt)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
shorts; panties; knickers
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
everything; anything; nothing
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows; traditional Japanese clay furnace for smelting iron (operated with large foot bellows); Tatara furnace
hollow; cavity; hole; cave