freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to sink (into); to get depressed
to pierce through; to break through
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
falling over; toppling sideways
(opening of a) wound; cut
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
top of the head; crown of the head
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to be broken into pieces; to be in a jumble; to be in disarray; to be thrown into turmoil
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
feces; faeces; excrement; stool
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly