even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback