koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
instant; moment; for an instant
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
very young; little; childish; immature
until now; so far; up to the present
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to strike out; to start swimming
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
honorific/polite/humble prefix
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
than; from; out of; except; but; more
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
in succession; one by one
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand