to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
firmly; solidly; heartily
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
way (of doing); manner; method; means
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
blur; blurred; indistinct
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to droop; to be depressed
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
flute mouthpiece; poetic style
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
one's heart; one's mind (feelings, bosom)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)