to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
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 change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
strong interaction; strong force
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
living thing; organism; creature; biology
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to knit together; to intertwine
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before