brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
opinion; point of view; visual point
woman; female; feminine gender
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
great difference; major mistake
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
corridor; hallway; passageway
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
extremely hot day; day on which the temperature rises above 35 degrees Celsius (official definition)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort