to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
breastplate; chest protector; bib
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to dye; to colour; to color
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
two (long cylindrical things)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to become pale; to turn pale
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to press against each other; to huddle together
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
(social) position; status
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
every person; every mouth; every entrance
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm