to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
several items; many items
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be too numerous; to be too much
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
death by suffocation; death by choking
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
entry; approach; penetration
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to wash away; to rinse off
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
skill; dexterity; proficiency
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
of course; certainly; naturally
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling