to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
automatic; intransitive verb
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
papier-mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
to smoke out (insects, animals, etc.)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
having no effect; waste of effort
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery