small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to squeeze out; to wring out
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
family; members of a family
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
that's the way it is; such is life
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
that is to say; so that means
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly