semi-transparent; translucent
ragworm; sandworm; clam worm (Hediste)
distance across; diameter
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to rage; to run amok (amuck); to tear around
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
early; primitive; primordial
material; substance; matter
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
billow; surge; large wave
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
one more time; once more; once again
in the face of; in defiance of
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
servant; manservant; menial
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
platoon commander; section commander