artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
handicraft; industrial art object
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
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)
manner of using one's hands
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
tissue paper; toilet paper
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to run about trying to escape
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack