to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
irritation; annoyance; frustration
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
true state; actual condition; reality
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
since when; from when; how long
evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers
fuel consumption; gas mileage
to move around; to move about; to get around
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck