to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to have one's hair stand on end
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to curve; to twist; to be rebellious
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
arbitration; intercession; mediation
one's every action; every single move
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
yelp; sales campaign; kiang (Equus hemionus kiang); kyang
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
styptic; stopping of bleeding
hostility; antagonism; opposition
array; muster; line-up; full force
to remove; to move out of the way
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
establishment; settlement
way (of doing); manner; method; means
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following