to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
hand used like a sword in striking
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
dull sound; muffled sound
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
attachment; obsession; persistence
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
surely (not); certainly (not)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay