to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
surroundings; environs; circumference
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
slim; slender; slight; delicate
limbs; arms and legs; body
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
light; faint; pale; fleeting
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
shorts; panties; knickers
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
homecoming; returning home
so; like this; in this way
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
only; merely; but; no more than
tenth day of the month; ten days
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
fifth day of the month; five days
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
father; dad; husband; you; he
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke