to pull teeth out; to extract a tooth
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to shut in; to confine; to contain
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
to be dispersed; to get separated
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly