morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
middle of the night; dead of night
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
time; season; period; phase; stage
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
while; even though; despite
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
such; this sort of; like this
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
company; corporation; workplace
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
one's chance; the right time; target; objective