to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
imposing stance; daunting pose
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
switching over to; migration; transition
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
performer or player (of an instrument)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
several people; a few people
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to show up; to appear; to turn up
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to go out and away; to leave
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
make-up; makeup; cosmetics