to examine someone's expression
fast asleep; dead to the world
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
human kindness; human weakness
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
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
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
in succession; one after another
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)
paste; glue; clothing starch
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
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
semi-transparent; translucent
distortion; falsification; perversion
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)