quickly; calmly; intently
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
to become red; to redden; to blush
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
to maintain (preserve) peace
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
numerator; molecule; member; element
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
in the end; at the end of the day
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
way out; means to escape; escape route
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
acceleration; speeding up
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to fall flat; to fall face down
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
for today; for the time being