smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to be in focus; to come into focus
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
death during sexual intercourse
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
number of times; frequency; count
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)