the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
arm; skill; efforts; ability
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
one by one; one after another; successively
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
material; substance; matter
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend