to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
dull sound; muffled sound
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to become pale; to turn pale
to collapse into; to flop onto
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
self-consciousness; self-awareness
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to fall on one's backside
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river