slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
being about to cry; the verge of tears
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
innumerable; countless; numberless
grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
billow; surge; large wave
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
pressure; oppression; suppression
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
(how) many times; (how) often
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
in that way; like that; that way
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows