to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to cover fully; to wrap around
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
living thing; organism; creature; biology
drop (e.g. of water); drip
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
half the body; half length
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
how can (one) do something
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
finishing blow; coup de grâce
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
right beside; close to; nearby
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence