to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to burrow through; to dig through
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
boasting of one's strength
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
that day; the very same day
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
on the occasion of; at the time of
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to rain incessantly; to downpour
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
just one person; only one
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
else; in addition; besides
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to