to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to breed (e.g. maggots); to let breed
head; lead; vanguard; first
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to thrust down; to push off
to fall off; to tumble down
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
hoarse voice; husky voice
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
saying nothing; understanding tacitly; without putting into words
witnessing; observing; sighting
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
old couple; elderly couple
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
tingling; stinging; pungently
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)