wetting; love affair; lover
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to get out of shape; to lose shape
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to push away; to push aside; to shove
correction; rectification; mending; repair
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
whitebait; elver (young eel)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
honour; honor; glory; privilege
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify