bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
front kick (esp. martial arts)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
error; mistake; slip; bug
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
reopening; resumption; restarting
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
pieces; scraps; disconnected
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to explain in an easy-to-understand manner
regret; repentance; remorse
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
fall; drop; descent; coming down
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be smeared; to be covered