to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
lek (communal ground used by birds in mating season); lekking
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
one part; one portion; one section
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to push aside; to brush aside
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
leopardess; female leopard
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to speak ill of; to disparage
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to aggravate; to make serious
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood