futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
top of the head; crown of the head
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
to recall; to remember; to recollect
breast enlargement; breast enhancement
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)