to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
more than anything; above all else
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to come from; to have roots in
indescribable; having no way to express
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
waterfall; (arch.) rapids