cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
above; going steadily upward
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
capacity to resist pressure
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
critical (condition); serious
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about