the hiragana character "ku"; chevron-shaped; dogleg-shaped
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
right behind; just behind; directly behind
fall; drop; descent; coming down
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
manners; behavior; behaviour
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
breathing of a sleeping person
going back to sleep; sleeping in
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to knock down; to knock out
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
occurrence; happening; incident; event
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
directly opposite; right in front
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
physical strength; muscle strength
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel