wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
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)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to put one's strength into
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
punishment; judgement; judgment
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
with a start; with a jump
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
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 maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business