to search for; to seek for; to look for
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
(a) Buddha; deceased person
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
health and physical education
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
dull; slow; sluggish; inactive; inanimate; quiet
to become completely chilled
very small; tiny; insignificant
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
breakthrough; great discovery
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
first shrine visit of the New Year
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)