morning; forenoon; just before noon
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
difference; discrepancy; variation
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
turning sideways; landscape orientation
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to try to do; to attempt to do
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
otherwise; or else; if not
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
taking someone's temperature; thermometry
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly