manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
road mirage; water mirage
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to cense; to burn incense
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
change; alteration; modification
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
heartstrings; koto string
it is shameful to reject the advances of a woman; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
to talk about (something)
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
opening and closing (esp. of vulva or anus); pulsing; opening and closing (e.g. of a mouth); gasping (e.g. of a fish)
urge to defecate (or urinate); call of nature
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
shallowish; somewhat shallow; on the shallow side; rather shallow
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long