to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
stepping back; drawing back
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
throbbing pain; jerkily; awkwardly
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
hair on the back of one's head
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames