to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
preference; priority; precedence
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to some extent; to a certain extent
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
if you do this; if this is the case
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
but; however; provided that
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
with a start; with a jump
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to approach; to draw near
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
sitting with paws and tail tucked underneath the body (of a cat)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
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
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
abrupt; sudden; unexpected