to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to show; to bare (the teeth)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to wash clean; to cleanse
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible