forcibly; against one's will
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to collapse into; to flop onto
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
war; fighting; fierce competition
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
mobilization; mobilisation