to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
partly open; in half bloom
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
elder sister; effeminate man
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
(one's) current position; current location; present position
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea