curiosity; inquisitiveness
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
round; circular; spherical
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
on the sea; surface of the sea
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
calm; composed; leisurely
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to need; to demand; to take; to require
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to throw into; to dump in together
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant