to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to count up; to enumerate
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to pull teeth out; to extract a tooth
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
old hag; old woman; old bat
full dentures (e.g. no real teeth left)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
guess; conjecture; surmise
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
gossip; corner of the mouth
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.