secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
several minutes; a few minutes
carrying (child) under arm
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
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
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
laryngeal prominence; Adam's apple
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
with these words; while saying
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate