(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
(small) stone; rock; pebble
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
top of the head; crown of the head
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to become possible; to become able to (do)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
food expenses; money for food; charge for board