pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to entwine; to follow about
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
tissue paper; toilet paper
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to boil strongly; to be excited
to throw into; to dump in together
note (letter) left behind; will
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
fate; chance; relationship; tie
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)