head; brains; intellect; understanding
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to give off a stench; to stink
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
than; other than; except; but
by itself; automatically; naturally
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
yoke; constraints; oppression
to blow off; to be blown off
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny