good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
notice; attention; observation
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to say; to tell; to state; to do
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
stillness; repose; standing still
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
continuation; succession; series
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)