to rush over; to run up to
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to fall off; to tumble down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
this occasion; at this time; now
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to see through; to see the true nature of something
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
rear guard; reserve troops
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
growth period; growing season
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
step; stride; counter for steps
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little