to knock down; to knock out
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
rather; sooner; preferably
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
desktop personal computer
to be conspicuous; to stand out