to drink up; to drain (cup)
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to bite off; to gnaw through
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
wound suffered in a fight
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to get thin; to taper off
irony; rhetorical question
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to join together; to combine; to join up
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to listen again; to ask again
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
Edo period inspection of rice plants
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to snatch from; to steal from
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
should not be; must not be