to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
birdlime; Nepal holly (Ilex integra)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (of a ship); forefoot
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
on the occasion of; at the time of
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
eternity; forever; through all eternity
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to summon courage; to be brave
this point; now; this late in the game
yearned for; longed for; missed
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)