to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
though; notwithstanding; although
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
last night; yesterday evening
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
please (give me); please (do for me)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
badness; evilness; bad; evil
regression to an earlier stage (e.g. infantile)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to talk; to chat; to chatter
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
don't you think?; indicates question
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
scene; spectacle; sight; view
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear