bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
to flare up; to burst into flames
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to put someone to work; to make someone work
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person