indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
upper half of the body; upper body
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
to jar; to creak; to grate
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
stepping back; drawing back
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
number of times; frequency; count
to increase; to add to; to augment
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
my personal (e.g. opinion)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to crouch; to squat; to cower
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
jokingly; in the form of a joke
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp