arm; skill; efforts; ability
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
scene; spectacle; sight; view
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
scattering (in all directions)
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
interval; break; pause; spare moment
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)