ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
this side; in the forefront
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
prism; polygonal (esp. square) pillar; bamboo
one end; an end; part; fragment
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
holding out a little longer
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
gale; violent (strong) wind
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
scrap lumber; piece of wood
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)