to begin (doing); to start (doing)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to give directions; to issue instructions
to continue to do; to persist in doing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll about; to writhe about
to approach; to draw near
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out