wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to reach out (for); to extend one's reach (towards); to set one's sights (on); to work towards (getting, becoming, etc.); to put out a feeler; (lit.) to extend one's tentacles
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
several shots; several blows
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
reloading (a web page); reloading (a gun, etc.)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
va-va-vroom; va-voom; vrrrm; sound of animal shaking its fur to dry off after getting wet (esp. dogs)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished