to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
incident; affair; happening; event
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
break; tear; pierce; split; burst
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
suddenly; all of a sudden
muteness; speech impairment; mute; deaf-mute
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
to let out a cry; to break forth
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to boost; to force up; to push up
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
prison camp; concentration camp; prisoner of war camp; POW camp
edict; ordinance; proclamation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once