to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
participation; joining; entry; adherence
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to join forces; to cooperate
adds force or indicates command
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
advanced level; high grade; senior
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
safety zone; traffic island
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
failure; mistake; blunder
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
while; even though; despite
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate