to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
fuck you!; don't fuck with me!; don't fuck around!; don't be a screw off!
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
precipice; cliff; flat head
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
short distance; short range; short-haul
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
great physical power; animal strength
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead