patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to have (something) innate; to be born with
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
hand net; dip net; scoop net
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to order; to command; to appoint
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
vitality; (one's) life force
insecticide; insect repellent
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
female friend; woman friend
yearned for; longed for; missed
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt