back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself