thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to breathe out; to exhale
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
considerably; greatly; a lot
effect; result; worth; use; avail
neglecting; leaving alone
areola mammae (circular area around nipple); areola
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
all right; very well; okay; I got it
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
overpayment; paying too much
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
consideration; taking into account
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
shady; underhanded; questionable
research organization; investigative body
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to strip; to peel; to tear off
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully