by itself; automatically; naturally
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
in the meanwhile; during the time
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
drop (e.g. of water); drip
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
in succession; one after another
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
paste; glue; clothing starch
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
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)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
semi-transparent; translucent
distortion; falsification; perversion