to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
how many months?; how long?
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
particular; hard to please; fussy
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to creep about; to crawl around
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
second (unit of time); arc second
external wound; (physical) trauma
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky