modesty; humility; being humble
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
war; battle; match; game; competition
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
stepping back; drawing back
to half-rise to one's feet
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to crawl towards; to creep up to
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
confused; flustered; at a loss
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
opening and shutting; opening and closing
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
loud laughter; roaring with laughter