to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
other than; excluding; without
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
nesting hole; burrow; den
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
unexpected meeting; coincidence
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
control board; control panel; console
to jump at; to be attracted by
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
button (clothing); push-button
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to become empty; to be emptied
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
honor; honour; credit; prestige
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn