3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
shorthanded; understaffed
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
progress; being under way
(a) few; (a) little; trifling; insignificant; small (amount); scarce (stocks)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to shake off; to throw off
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
warehouseman; storekeeper
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
three parts; three copies
grotesque; disgusting; gross
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
disliking; having an antipathy to
affected part; diseased part; wound
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
work; labor; labour; toil
calamity; misfortune; disaster
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable