to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
deep affection; dear; beloved
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
to understand from experience
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
very loose; slowly; leisurely
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
belly; stomach; inside of the abdomen; one's mind; one's heart; one's innermost thoughts
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
one's long-cherished desire
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind
to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
calm; composed; leisurely