from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
stirring; slight movement
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
silence; stillness; quietness
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to use up all one's strength
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
defense; defence; defensive preparations
firm; strong; solid; stable
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to speak; to say; to vocalize
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group