to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
superiority complex; sense of superiority
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
to overflow from something full
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
with a start; with a jump
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
deodorant; deodorizer; air freshener
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
family bath (in a ryokan, etc.)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
complete stranger; total stranger
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
glistening; shiny; sleek; slippery
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life