the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
sense of space; spaciousness
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
behind; in the rear; in back
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to speak; to say; to vocalize
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to jump from one thing to another
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
parts; accessories; components
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
study; diligence; discount; reduction
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
underground; subterranean
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
flight; desertion; escape
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without