moment by moment; hour by hour
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to push aside; to push one's way through
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to boost; to force up; to push up
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
way of speaking; intimation
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap