to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
(how) many times; (how) often
interruption; suspension; break
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
self-mutilation; self-injury
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to pierce through; to break through
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
crude; immature; unpolished
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
along the way; along the road
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to become better; to improve
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
in and out movement (esp. during intercourse); pistoning
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
interior closed room with heavily plastered walls in a Heian palace
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife