to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to remove; to move out of the way
kuda-gitsune; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; stoat
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
someone; a certain person
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit