cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to triumph; to be elated with success
to smirk; to grin broadly
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to spit out; to eject; to dump
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
familiarity (of a sound, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding