to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
stealthily; secretly; in secret
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
form; shape; figure; morph
close-cropped hair; shaven head
stark naked; completely naked; nude
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
kneaded eraser; putty rubber
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
transcendence; transcendency