ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
innumerable; countless; numberless
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years