to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
behind; in the rear; in back
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to shake; to sway; to waver
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
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)
cracks or fissures in the ground
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to fall on one's backside
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
round shape; circle; circular form
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly