bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to half-rise to one's feet
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
os uteri; cervical os; orifice of the uterus
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
even more; still more; further
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
than; other than; except; but
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
naked person (esp. child)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
affidavit; deposition; testimony
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
process; course; mechanism