to collapse; to flop (onto)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to lose one's footing; to slip
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
with a rushing sound (of rain, waves, etc.); with a whoosh (e.g. when pouring rice); in a sudden collapse; with a clatter; swarming (e.g. of insects); surging
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
using all one's strength; using all one's might
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
carving; engraving; chiselled features
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
roundhouse kick; turning kick
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
being startled; getting a shock
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to complain; to make a complaint
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to check; to stop; to keep back