thicket; coppice; brushwood
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
literally; to the letter; literal
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to lie down; to throw oneself down
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
doing whatever one pleases
evening; last night; yesterday evening
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
bristly beard; bristly mustache; tiger whiskers
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
genital secretions; sexual fluids; semen; cum
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
at least; at most; (even) just
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
entrance to a daimyo's mansion; glans (of the penis)