this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
playing by oneself; playing alone; entertaining oneself; game played by oneself (e.g. solitaire)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to cover fully; to wrap around
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind