to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
together with; same; both; all; including ...
for a while; for some time; for a period
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
walking briskly; determinedly
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
manners; courtesy; etiquette
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to run up to; to rush over
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
nothing but; except; no more than
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
(doing something) in tears
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
knapsack; rucksack; backpack
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
annotation; explanatory note; comment