ripple (on water); wavelet
little by little; bit by bit
why; how; for what reason
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
nervousness; oversensitivity
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to bend; to warp; to curve
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
because; for; the reason why is ...
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
arousal fluid; genital secretions; sexual fluids
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
smallish; on the small side
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to pierce through; to break through
big snake; (large) serpent
to beat time; to mark time
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
such; this sort of; like this
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region