bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
head over heels; headlong; head first
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
gliding (through the air)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
flight; desertion; escape
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
fall; drop; descent; coming down
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
furious facial expression
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
about this time; about now
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
simply; merely; only; solely
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
lightning strike; lightning bolt
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to raise one's voice; to shout
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes