bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
meaning; significance; sense
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to straighten up; to sit upright
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to stretch (unbend) oneself
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
leather shoes; leather boots
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
secret; private; surreptitious