staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
after a long time; for the first time in a while
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to check; to stop; to keep back
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
being startled; getting a shock
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap