stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
entreaty; supplication; petition
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
quadruped; four-footed animal
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus); orang-utan; orangutang
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
likability; favorability; popularity
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
leather shoes; leather boots
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to become pale; to turn pale
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction