to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
many; much; plenty; hardly
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
(not) so much; (not) that much
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
those (near the second person)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to look around; to survey
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to be too numerous; to be too much