to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
willpower; energy; vitality
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to well up; to burst; to arise
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary