to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to keep in mind; to memorize
admiration; wonder; astonishment
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
modesty; humility; being humble
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
called; known as; that; to say
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
each day; from day to day; day-to-day