preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
incident; affair; happening; event
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to well up; to burst; to arise
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
surely; certainly; without doubt
other side; opposite side; other party
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
one thin flat object; one sheet
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
again; once more; a second time