to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to shake one's head (in denial)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
invisibly; secretly; privately
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
woman; female; feminine gender
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to shake; to sway; to waver