(at a) snail's pace; inch by (painful) inch
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
interior; inside; internal
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
and yet; despite (all) that
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to tighten; to press hard
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
amplitude; degree of vibration; range of vibration; degree of instability
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to get strong; to gain strength
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to entwine; to follow about
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of