feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
each (every) time; whenever
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
heavy weapon; heavy weaponry; heavy firearm
average; ordinary; normal
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
carnivore; carnivorous animal
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
delusion; trick of the imagination
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
sanity; consciousness; soberness
gastritis; gastric catarrh
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated