ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
even though; despite; when
still (continuing); as ever; further
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
cheap article; poor-quality article
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome