obedience; submission; resignation
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
utmost limits; extremity; limit
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
to creep about; to crawl around
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to let out a cry; to shout
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
indescribable; having no way to express
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
way out; means to escape; escape route
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
indirection; indirectness