mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to breathe out; to exhale
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to shake; to sway; to waver
calls and sounds made by insects
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
the reverse; other side; lining
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
up in a tree; in the trees
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
offense; offence; method of attack
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress