chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
to blow through; to blow across
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
hidden treasure; treasured article