kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
moderate; proper; just right
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
feminine; womanly; female
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
how can (one) do something
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to degenerate; to lapse into
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
to lose one's footing; to slip
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
depiction; description; portrayal
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to roll about; to writhe about
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
putting into operation; invocation