until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
three days and three nights
to crack; to develop a crack
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
dark night; moonless night
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
otherwise; or else; if not
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
oilily; slimily; slipperily
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
mineral matter; metallic property
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
just one person; only one
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking