necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
with a clink (click, clack)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
other side; opposite side; other party
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
even if; even though; however; no matter how
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
without cause; without reason
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
god of death; death deity; Death
much less; to say nothing of
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hereabouts; around there; that area
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
carving; engraving; sculpture
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river