toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
right side; right-hand side
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
left side; left-hand side
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
eight (long cylindrical things)
sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
gale; strong wind; high wind
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
if so; in that case; in that situation
staying the night; lodging (at)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word