to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
richly colored; richly coloured
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
striking; remarkable; considerable
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to run through; to run past
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
critical point (temperature)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
with a squelch (treading through mud, etc.); sinking into; piercing through; plunging into
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)