being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
one eye; one of one's eyes
factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
each juncture; each turning point
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
teething ring; pacifier; dummy; blowjob
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
moving; touching; stirring
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to straighten up; to sit upright
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
simply; merely; only; solely
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
breaking off; snapping off
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable