(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
burlesque; low comedy; farce
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
appearance; look; aspect; strong spirit; mettle
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to watch over; to watch attentively
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
girl; lass; young thing; chick
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime