perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
light brown; golden brown; tan
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
process; course; mechanism
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
just because; even if; even though
gradually; slowly but steadily
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
the opposite direction; the other way
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles