to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
in name only; titular; nominal
length (of an animal); body length
to creep about; to crawl around
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
relations with one's relatives; socializing with relatives; treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms with someone as if they were a relative
occasional; infrequent; rare
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
such; like that; in that way
hey there; I say; see here
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
gasping; breathing heavily
exploitation; overuse; abuse
long ago; a long time ago; already
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)