to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
surroundings; environs; circumference
observation; survey; watching
soldier; combatant; warrior
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
rather; better; instead; if anything
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not