to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
how long; how far; how much
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
about here; in this neighborhood
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to tighten; to press hard
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to cry and shout; to scream
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun