law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
busy; having no (free) time
innumerable; countless; numberless
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to lose one's footing; to slip
to fall on one's backside
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
one breath; chug!; drink!
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment