on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
top of the head; crown of the head
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
critical (condition); serious
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
patient's condition; pathology
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
to rock; to shake; to swing
concussion (of the brain)
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
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
both; both sides; both parties
pressure; oppression; suppression
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon