straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
agricultural community; farm village; rural
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to thrust down; to push off
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
to crawl towards; to creep up to
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
how long; how far; how much
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
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)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to tumble down; to roll down
with a splash; with a splosh