slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
like that; that way; thus
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
at that time; in those days
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
so; therefore; and; (and) then
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit