slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
soaked; drenched; sopping; splashing; sloshing
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to backfire; to have a harmful result
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
pregnancy; conception; gestation
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
with a click; with a snap
shoji (paper sliding door)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
drawing board; drafting board
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
hating; strongly disliking
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
passions; sexual desire; lust
serious; severe; grave; acute
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely