excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to become dim; to become blurred
generously; liberally; magnanimously
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
one's home country; one's homeland
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
endurance contest; test of endurance
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
right beside; close to; nearby
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)