biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
safe day (when unprotected sex is less likely to lead to conception)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
billowy; fluffy; cloudlike; tenderly; amiably; softly
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
sense of values; values; value system
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
pale; pallid; bluish-white
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
innumerable; countless; numberless
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
to get high; to become inebriated
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to join forces; to cooperate
udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata); something very rare (from the legend that the udumbara flowers once in 3000 years); Japanese fiber banana flower; green lacewing eggs