to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
very young; little; childish; immature
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
it's no joke; gimme a break!
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
nesting hole; burrow; den
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
moment by moment; hour by hour
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
fall; drop; descent; coming down
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
accumulation; accumulate; store
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
inside one's heart; in one's mind
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region