reality; actuality; hard fact
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to look upwards; to look up
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
breaking off; snapping off
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to pause; to have a short intermission
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to press against each other; to huddle together
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt