habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
recollection; calling to mind
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
tips of one's hair; hair ends
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
person who is ...; thing that is ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
image; figure; figure; form; image
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to become inverted; to become reversed
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
plump; chubby; voluptuous
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
connection; link; relationship
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
subtle; delicate; fine; difficult; complex; tricky