mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
hot flash; rush of blood to the head
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to not believe one's ears
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
root; source; origin; cause
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to recover consciousness; to come to
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge