great hurry; great haste; rush
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
small fishing boat; fishing smack
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to open (one's eyes) wide
upper half of the body; upper body
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
physique; physical standard; physical condition; posture; (body) position; sexual position
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
bending and stretching; flexing and extending