grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
tips of one's hair; hair ends
crumply (cloth, clothing, etc.); ruffled; itchy and runny (nose)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
rather; better; instead; if anything
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to gain weight; to put on weight
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
height (of body); stature
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together