awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
explanation; interpretation
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
outrageous lie; outright lie
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
being filled with; being full of; permeation