joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
large quantity; large amount
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
what happens twice will happen thrice
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
on countless occasions; many a time
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
eternal; unlimited; endless
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure