koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
posing; modeling; modelling
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
bursting at the seams; bulging
listening to once; hearing once
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
(not) so much; (not) that much
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
literally; to the letter; literal
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to resound; to make a stir
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with