better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
because of; owing to; due to
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
image; figure; figure; form; image
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
on the occasion of; at the time of