to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
other side; opposite side; other party
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
intestinal; inside the intestines
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
anal; anal sex; anal intercourse; anus
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
gene; fanzine; zine; jeans
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
cannot be compared with; no match for
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to extend; to expand; to spread out