kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
good performance; good work; great success
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
opening and shutting; opening and closing
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
semi-transparent; translucent
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
protrusion; projection; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; frontal thrust out (winning technique); pushing one's opponent out of the ring
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
putting into operation; invocation
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
make no progress; remain unsettled
body and soul; mind and body
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
standing firm; holding out
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling