to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
triple axel (figure skating)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
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
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
if you do this; if this is the case
third day of the month; three days
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
primer; manual; introductory book
literally; to the letter; literal
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
is something that; is that which
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
thought; consideration; thinking
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)