pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to fall on one's backside
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
trivial; not amounting to much
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to slide into; to slip into
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
clear; precise; definite; distinct
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
slightly heavy; a little heavy
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
mental; spiritual; emotional
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty