spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
for the first time in one's life
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey