to be absorbed in reading
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to be impressed; to greatly admire
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
foundation stone; cornerstone
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to watch over; to watch attentively
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger