coincident with; while; simultaneously
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
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 smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
explosion; rupture; break off
will not do; do not; does not
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to be opposite; to face each other
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak