strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
jealousy; roasted rice cake
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
fingerspelling (in sign language for the deaf); finger alphabet
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to leap back; to jump back
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
soldier; combatant; warrior
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wearing sandals; informal; casual
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
rather; sooner; preferably
to fall on one's backside
dark night; moonless night