drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
very likely; very probable
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
(another's) daughter; young lady
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to frolic about; to mess around
to grow up; to become an adult
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
transparency; clarity; coherence
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
penetration; permeation; transmission
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
joke; playfulness; kidding around
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid