to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
pressure; oppression; suppression
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
stranger; tramp; wanderer
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
choice; selection; option
participation; joining; entry
injury; inflicting bodily injury
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
release; liberation; acquittal
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
by myself; in person; by oneself
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth