cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to run through; to run past
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be silent; to say nothing
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
starting line; starting point
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
nine times; twisting around many times
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops