downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
brown; light brown; tawny
wearing one's hair in braids
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
destination (one is heading towards); goal
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
(accidentally) peeing out of excitement; excitement urination
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to breathe out; to exhale
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
empirically; from experience
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing