at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to straighten up; to sit upright
metallic sound; metallic clank
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to slide down (snow, etc.)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
pressure; oppression; suppression
right beside; close to; nearby
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to apologize; to apologise
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
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
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate