paste; glue; clothing starch
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
falling over; toppling sideways
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes