to choose; to select; to pick (out)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
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
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
trivial; not amounting to much
(opening of a) wound; cut
to push (something) against
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
primary school; elementary school; grade school
drawing and manual arts (school subject); arts and crafts
postcard; memo; note; card