to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
cracks or fissures in the ground
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
such ... as; or some such
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly; to massage (esp. in sexual contexts)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)