surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
charming; fascinating; attractive
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
something; something or other; something something
either way; in any case; one way or another
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink