orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
slight; thin; on the weak side
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
light from outside; natural light
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to compete; to bid; to sell at auction
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
curse; spell; malediction
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
planta; planta pedis; sole of the foot
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath