to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
store interior; inside of a shop
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
decision; determination; resolution
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy