shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
windfall; piece of good luck
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
tag (children's game); tig
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
before it happens; previously
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
dress worn by a geisha to a zashiki party
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
unexpected meeting; coincidence
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
greater than ...; bigger ...
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to control; to command; to get the better of
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
covering which protects against frost
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
your address; your place of residence
open-minded; receptive; free from preconceived ideas
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
lovers talk; sweet nothings
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch