reduced scale; scaling down
(enervating) attraction to books or learning
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
in deep black; in jet black
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to lie down; to throw oneself down
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
button (clothing); push-button; button
with a pop; with a squish; grainy; crunchy; bubble wrap; small grains
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene