to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
disorder; disturbance; unrest
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
phantom; vision; illusion
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to bring; to take; to bring about
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
diesel oil; gas oil; light oil
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)