no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to rush over; to run up to
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
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse into; to flop onto
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
acceleration; speeding up
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp