to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
single word; a few words; brief comment
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
briskly; quickly; promptly
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
desperately; for one's dear life
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
weave; weaving; woven item
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
... is the reason; ... is my excuse