hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
environment; circumstance
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
cherry blossom (colour, color)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
in search of; in order to look for
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
gossip; corner of the mouth
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum