to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
woman; female; feminine gender
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
teething ring; pacifier; dummy; blowjob
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
personal affair; one's own affair
beyond imagination; unimaginable
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up