(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
one's share; one's portion
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
top of the head; crown of the head
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
concealment; suppression; hiding
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form