mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
place; situation; position; location
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
feel (of a material); texture
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold