rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
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 be hesitant; to feel timid
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
after school (at the end of the day)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
of course; certainly; naturally
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
hitting the ball squarely
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes