to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
footwear; footgear; shoes
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to waver
to wring the neck; to strangle
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique