speed; velocity; pace; velocity
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
dull sound; muffled sound
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
fall; drop; descent; coming down
right under; directly below
body; physical system; (the) person
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to collapse into; to flop onto
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
while; during (the time when)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
much less; to say nothing of
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to squeeze out; to wring out
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength