pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
cleavage (between breasts)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
preface; introduction; preamble
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to frolic about; to mess around
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
long slits (esp. of eyes)
with a start; with a jump
character style; character form
to be filled to bursting; to burst
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous