first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
unlike; unbecoming; unworthy of; out of keeping with
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to rise; to erect; to get up
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
small-boned; thin-boned; slender; slight
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
observance of the Buddha's teachings
an inch ahead; the immediate future
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
in this way; thus; such; uh...
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
to raise one's voice; to shout
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
the heavenly eye; rolling back one's eyes during convulsions