yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
stepping back; drawing back
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to become possible; to become able to (do)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)