dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
neighbourhood; neighborhood
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
knowing; (an) acquaintance
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
family name; lineage; birth; clan
remembrance; recollection; recognition
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum