tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be too numerous; to be too much
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
three; three years of age
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
partly open; in half bloom
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
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 stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
fast walking; semi-jogging
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
coagulation; freezing; solidification
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved