chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to be opposite; to face each other
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
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
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
mission; delegation; transmission
declaration; statement; proclamation
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to read the situation; to sense the mood
cannot be helped; unavoidable
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to have the privilege of doing
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
thought; consideration; thinking
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with