with a start; with a jump
to fall off; to tumble down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
running as fast as one can
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
they; those guys; those fellows
else; in addition; besides
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
whichever one chooses; either way
to be found; to be discovered
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
at once; immediately; right now
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
job; work; duties; trade; skill
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)