narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
great cause; moral law; justice
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
memory; ability to remember
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to be bony; to be angular
to make sense; to be meaningful
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
going to and fro; back and forth
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to become sinewy; to behave formally
secret or hidden place; female genitalia; the underworld; the other world
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
in the end; on top of that
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to tighten; to press hard
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent