inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
to take off one's clothes; to undress
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
root; joint; base; crotch
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar