if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
inscrutable; incomprehensible
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
to stroke down; to smooth down
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
(necessary) personnel; required person
huge person; enormous object
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
daily necessities; everyday item
to send flying with a kick
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
two times; twice; two degrees
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld