to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
manner of using one's hands
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
left side; left-hand side
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
one more time; once more; once again
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
pair; the two; both persons; both things
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)