unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
fierce dog; ferocious dog; savage dog
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent; (Minamoto Yoshitsune's legendary) eight ship leap
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to cut downward; to slash downward
upper reaches of a river; upstream
river surface; surface of a river
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
correction; rectification; mending; repair
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
interruption; suspension; break
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish