violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to fall on one's backside
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
reality; actuality; hard fact
impossible; unlikely; improbable
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand