head (of the body); tip; head (e.g. of a tool); boss; head; header (in soccer); heading (the ball)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
to force one's way through
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to have one's knees be about to give way
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
successively; one after another
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
amazing trick; amazing skill
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
belonging to no party or school of thought
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
as you can imagine; as imagined
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action