hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
horseplay; fooling around
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to continue to do; to persist in doing
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
such; this sort of; like this
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to spread; to be propagated
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sympathy; compassion; pity
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax