floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
twice; again; second time
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to put one's strength into
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
coincident with; while; simultaneously
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to squash; to crush; to flatten
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
breathing of a sleeping person
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around