to get narrower; to contract
declaration; proclamation; announcement
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
pressure; oppression; suppression
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
to be entwined; to be involved
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
like that; that way; thus
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to surge; to well up; to gush out
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to come to one's senses; to calm down
exactly as stated; verbatim
to fly around; to scatter
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
river; stream; River; the ... river