pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to rule; to govern; to administer
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
instead; but (on the other hand)
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to pluck; to pick; to tear
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
split; division; break up
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to put one's hand on; to touch
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
at a loss for words; stumped for words
sons and daughters; children; girl
property; fortune; assets
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye