falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to fall on one's backside
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
breaking off; snapping off
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
originally; by nature; from the start
large hanging paper lantern
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
whereabout; about where; how much
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
effect; result; worth; use; avail
nonviolence; non-harming; ahimsa
to pierce through; to break through
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
thrift; economy; frugality
pattern; design; distinction
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to mark with a dot (point)
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
willpower; energy; vitality
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to speak; to hear a voice
conquest; subjugation; overcoming