one's own style; self-taught manner
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
number of times; frequency; count
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
greater than ...; bigger ...
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
the reverse; other side; lining
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
interruption; suspension; break
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
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
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
to give out (off) fragrance
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)