(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to push back; to press back; to force back
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; handspring (gymnastics); inversion
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
directly opposite; right in front
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
general mobilization; full mobilization
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to work hard at one's lessons
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
old friend; old acquaintance
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
charming; fascinating; attractive
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side