curiosity; inquisitiveness
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)
marshland; wetland; swampland
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
lung disease; chest trouble; pulmonary tuberculosis
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
mass for the dead; Buddhist service held on the anniversary of someone's death
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
low place; low-lying area; flat
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
stirring; slight movement
to be kind to; to treat kindly
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
being too late; losing one's final chance
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent