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gently (falling)

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to bring (someone into a place); to lead into

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

fortune; luck; chance

1

reliance; dependence

1

terrified; horrified; trembling with fear

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

5

specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight

1

gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

1

waking; waking up; awakening

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

1

liquid

1

bulk; volume; quantity

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

1

washi; Japanese paper

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era

2

with a thud

1

wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

3

my; our; one's own

1

presence (of a god, emperor, etc.)

1

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

1

clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

1

different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

1

roar; howl; yell; bellow

2

indescribable

2

chill; shakes; ague

2

instinct

1

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

1

to the end; to the last

3

strict order; peremptory command

1

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

2

mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

1

to dishevel (hair)

2

to run down (stairs, etc.)

1

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

1

substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon

1

special case; exception

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

afterlife; realm of the dead

1

this world; the present world

1

to wander; to roam

1

-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism

1

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

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