to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to be too late; to be too slow
to check; to stop; to keep back
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
several people; a few people
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
the opposite direction; the other way
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
(right at the) side; just beside
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
fear; dread; fright; willies
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
stepping back; drawing back
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
rising; ascending; climbing