to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
standby; preparation; arrangement
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
radical (of a kanji character)
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to get narrower; to contract
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
granulation; granulation tissue; proud flesh; bulbil
freely; right and left; as one pleases
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
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
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
running as fast as one can
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context