pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to check; to stop; to keep back
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
since when; from when; how long
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
recognition; acquaintance
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
to boil strongly; to be excited
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to disappear; to vanish into thin air