to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
whether or not; presence or absence
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
being too late; losing one's final chance
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
reaching; attaining; arrival
because of; owing to; due to
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
stepping back; drawing back
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
critical point (temperature)
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
threat; intimidation; menace
to yell; to rant; to rave
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at