to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
means; way; method; measure
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to collapse; to flop (onto)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
drunkenness; intoxication
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
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
group; bunch; crowd; group
without leaving any trace
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress