spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
tool; implement; means; furniture
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
declaration; proclamation; announcement
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to forget to say; to forget to mention
prohibition; inhibition; ban
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
don't worry; there's no need to worry
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river