flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
to gather strength; to take heart
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
endurance; perseverance; patience
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
passions; sexual desire; lust
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to underrate; to make light of
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to half-rise to one's feet
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)