whichever one chooses; either way
land near a castle; castle town
matter of time; question of time
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to collapse; to flop (onto)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
hoarse voice; husky voice
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to be kind to; to treat kindly
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
pointing out; identification
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down