on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
plump; with a thud; heavily
fall; drop; descent; coming down
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
invisibly; secretly; privately
furious facial expression
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to raise one's voice; to shout
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
in the face of; in defiance of
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
impression; strong belief; conviction
profitable plan; good plan