in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to shake; to sway; to waver
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation