damp; moist (negative nuance)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
battle of wits; contest of wits
external wound; (physical) trauma
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
random; unintentional; unintended
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
variation; rogue (something)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing