to stiffen; to become stiff
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to strangle; to constrict
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
hateful; detestable; loathsome
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to grimace; to make a wry face
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
passing through without stopping; passing by
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)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)