rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
next term; next period; next version; next release
patriarch; head of a family
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
along the river; riverside
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
employer's house; master's house
bringing about; cause; provocation
minuteness; one millionth
dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms
large passenger aircraft; jumbo jet
staying behind; remaining; residual
loophole; crenel; gun port; porthole
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
for work; for manufacturing
top of a dam or embankment (oft. used as a road); levee crown
reservoir; lake formed by a dam
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
as one had hoped; as one wishes