to set a ladder up against
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
surroundings; circumference
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
pomelo (Citrus maxima); shaddock
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
with surprise; with a start; fiercely (glare; in kabuki)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to thrust before; to thrust at
demonstration; show of force
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to (physically) force someone to sit down
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to place firmly; to hit very hard
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
yell; shout; cry; roar; howl
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
just managing; with great difficulty
second month of the lunar calendar
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have