with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
a little bit; a little while
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
technology; technique; technical
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to try a different venue (for drinking, socializing, etc.); to go somewhere else
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
good (place to leave off); convenient