by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
health; healthy; sound; fit
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
nonchalant air; unruffled air
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
feminine; womanly; female
moderate; proper; just right
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
two (long cylindrical things)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
to change (one's clothes)
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during