to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
ridged wooden bench used in SM practices (and in the Edo period for torturing female prisoners)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
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)
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
emphasizes direct object of action
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)