to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to be bony; to be angular
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
potsherd; shard; fragment of pottery
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
level ground; horizon; field of view
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
lucid dream; dream in which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
(clenched) fist; knuckles
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
double suicide; lovers' suicide
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick