to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to tighten; to press hard
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
silence (not speaking); muteness
surroundings; environs; circumference
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
detailed knowledge; finely detailed
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
body; physique; build; stature
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
good-looking; fair; beautiful
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
man; male; masculine gender
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
I see; that's right; indeed
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after