suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
in deep black; in jet black
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
day after day; day by day
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to repeat; to do over again
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
white powder (lead carbonate) used in the past as face pigment and used in paint more recently
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
body; physical system; (the) person
to squeeze out; to wring out
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to dye; to colour; to color
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes