to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
enchantingly beautiful flower; bewitching beauty
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
double; twice (as much); twofold
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to taste; to savor; to relish
as if it weren't already enough
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to jar; to creak; to grate
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
inner structure; internal anatomy
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm