backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
(one's) best condition; top form
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
three; three years of age
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
(one small) fine-tuning; reworking; easily beating; easily defeating
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to overdo; to do too much
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed