crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
never mind!; don't worry about it
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to become completely chilled
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be transparent; to show through
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
at least; at most; (even) just
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
tingling; stinging; pungently
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay