relish; gusto; appreciation
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
genuine article; real thing; real deal
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to pierce through; to break through
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
as one had hoped; as one wishes
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
sphincter (muscle); constrictor
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with