ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
serious; severe; grave; acute
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
origin; beginning; source; rise
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hostility; animosity; enmity
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement