even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
strong interaction; strong force
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to become pale; to turn pale
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
happy; cheerful; pleasant
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)