to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
head house (family); birthplace; originator
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
being (somewhere); sitting
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to become dim; to become blurred
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
living thing; living creature; animal; life
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
clanging; empty; deserted
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)