space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to call each other; to call out to one another
sexual act; sexual intercourse
otherwise; or else; if not
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
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 have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
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.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to look away; to avert one's eyes
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)