to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
snake; serpent; large snake
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to push aside; to push one's way through
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
inspection; examination; survey
albino Japanese rat snake
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to gather; to collect; to assemble
spring water; clear (pure) water
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on