creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
still; as yet; as it has been
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to push or press or force down; to depress
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to become calm; to die down
suspicious-looking; fishy
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
rope; cord; policeman's rope
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
please; somehow or other; one way or another
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to trample down; to devastate
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)