young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
complete; whole; perfect; safe
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to trample; to crush underfoot
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding