as a child; when one was a child
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
infant; baby; little child
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
progress; advance; improvement; development
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
physical condition; state of health
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
going through; going via; going by way of
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
putting into operation; invocation
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
having said that; on the other hand
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop