long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
to become dim; to become blurred
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
family name; lineage; birth; clan
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less
vivid; gorgeous; resplendent beauty; bright
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
surroundings; environs; circumference
to gather; to collect; to assemble
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement