electricity; (electric) light
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
ten; 10; ten years of age
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
the more one looks (at it) the more...
Apollo program; Project Apollo; Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
symbol; code; sign; notation
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
how; in what way; by what means