terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
in the same way as; just like
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(made of) stone; stone-built
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
shopping; purchased goods
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
beforehand; in advance; previously
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
general; popular; common; typical
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
the whole area; all areas
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
control; check; restraint; inhibition
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
healing item; health item
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
material; substance; matter
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game