to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
gradually; slowly but steadily
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to extend; to expand; to spread out
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)