door; gate; opening; title page
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
drawbridge; bascule bridge
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose
(electric) torch; flashlight
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly