to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
deep inside; innermost place
to extend; to expand; to spread out
to force one's way; to push through
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
physique; physical standard; posture; sexual position
bristly beard; bristly mustache; tiger whiskers
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
base (military, expedition, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
what's what; heads or tails
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound