mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
transcendence; transcendency
superior; superiors; senior
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
big leakage; uncontained leak
with a thwack; wack; thump; conspicuously (of a hole, bulge, dent, etc.); gapingly; yawningly
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
approval; acceptance; toleration
slight; insignificant; small
race (of people); type of person
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
sour look; surly face; pout
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
(another's) daughter; young lady
to like; to love; to be fond of
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
complexion; colour; color; blood red
one's (living) environment
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus