bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
family; members of a family
don't you think?; indicates question
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
in that manner; like that
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to apologize; to apologise