slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
retreating figure; appearance from behind
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing