whichever one chooses; either way
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to jump at; to be attracted by
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
latent disposition; inner feelings
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
superstition; superstitious belief
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to dance; to perform dance steps
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to refuse; to decline; to deny
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve