to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
the senses; sensuality; carnality
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
nod; inclination of the head
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
expression of love; showing love
prickling; stinging; tingling
at first; in the beginning; originally
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
the ways of the world; human nature
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
one's house; one's home; one's family
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
commencing with; including
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)