dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to withdraw one's savings
the way back; the way home; return trip
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to snatch from; to steal from
to lose heart; to lose motivation
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to fight; to exchange blows
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
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
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
confusion; distraction; derangement
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover