to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to cry and shout; to scream
accession to the throne; enthronement
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
drawing; painting; picture
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
tingling; stinging; pungently
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
role of the villain; the bad guy
to shout (in anger); to yell
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
spider's thread; spider silk
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
having no idea; having no clue
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to happen to have on hand or in stock