survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
wild beast; wild animal; brute
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
curse; spell; malediction
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
conviction; belief; confidence
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
at once; immediately; right now
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
close by; right there; short distance away; at once; as soon as possible; immediately
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to invite in; to show someone in
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
(medical) doctor; physician
how long; how much; to what extent
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
deadly disease; sickness unto death
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")