to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power)
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
one revolution; one rotation
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to come into being; to be born
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
forcibly; against one's will
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
spray; mist (not meteorological)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)