to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
innumerable; countless; numberless
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gesture; gesticulation; motion
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
of tender years; very young
to start working; to take action
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
pale; pallid; bluish-white
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
bloodsucking; sucking blood
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness