to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to rain incessantly; to downpour
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
several sheets (flat objects)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
one after another; in rapid succession
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval