pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
feeling good; feeling pleasant
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
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
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
control; check; restraint; inhibition
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to express (in words); to confess
general; popular; common; typical
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor