to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to be able to manage somehow or other
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
side of the road; roadside
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to collapse; to flop (onto)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indescribable; defying description
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
horseface; long thin face; black scraper (fish)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin