vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(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)
section; cross section; profile
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
distant; remote; isolated
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
several times; once or twice
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
Papaveraceae (poppy family)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to check; to stop; to keep back
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women