light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to make merry; to be festive
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to wring the neck; to strangle
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
if so; in that case; in that situation
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
pressure; oppression; suppression
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to strangle; to constrict
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar