fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
instead; but (on the other hand)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
regret; repentance; remorse
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
metallic sound; metallic clank
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
in good health; alive and well; going strong
air hole; windhole; ventilator
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to say no more; to sink into silence
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
that; the matter in question
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
silence; stillness; quietness
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
until now; so far; up to the present
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
imagination; supposition; guess
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to