stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
with a gulp (e.g. drinking alcohol); in a single gulp; with glug
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to bend; to warp; to curve
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to lift (performers or props) onto the stage (from below); to raise gradually (e.g. one's voice)
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
extremely pleasant; sweet; delicious; mellow; pleasantly beautiful
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
still (continuing); as ever; further
opening and shutting; opening and closing
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to be able to manage somehow or other
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
school of one's (first, second) choice
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
being in love with each other
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
remaining heat; remaining warmth; residual public excitement; commotion; lingering enthusiasm; lingering fervor
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant