clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
rather; better; instead; if anything
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
like that; that way; thus
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse; to flop (onto)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
redoing; doing over again
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
to complain; to make a complaint