exactly as stated; verbatim
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
title of honour; title of honor
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
both hands; both arms; ten
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to collapse into; to flop onto
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
unanticipated; unexpected
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to shout (in anger); to yell
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry