festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
serves you right!; see what happens!
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
decomposition; ulceration
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
with a slip; with a slide
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
flustered; confused; panicked
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate