being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
striking; remarkable; considerable
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
on bad terms; at loggerheads
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to run about; to rush about
roller coaster; big dipper
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to fold up; to fold into layers
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
rucksack; knapsack; backpack