neck; head; dismissal; discharge
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
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
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to squeeze out; to wring out
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
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
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to tumble down; to roll down
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door