still better; even better
to be sooty; to be stained
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
face contorted and about to cry
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
root; joint; base; crotch
to tear up and throw away
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
feeling keenly; fully realizing
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to butt heads; to head-butt
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
three days and three nights
to tell all; to give a full account
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
unimpressive; unimpressed
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be