blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
viscous; sticky; gluey; viscosity
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
mass; quality and quantity
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
worthlessness; uselessness; hopelessness
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
condition; situation; prospects
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
advance; moving forward; progress
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)