to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.)
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
repentance; confession; penitence
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
brutal (nature); brutality; blood lust; cruelty; ferocity
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
creation; Creation (by God)
to come into being; to be born