sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
speaking voice; talking voice
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
technology; technique; technical
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
by sheer strength; by brute force
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
there being no use in arguing (about it)
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to frolic about; to mess around
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care